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In two cases of acute encephalitis, there was an intrathecal antibody synthesis against measles virus, as determined with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The clinical findings were not consistent with a usual measles infection, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis or acute multiple sclerosis.
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Schädlich, H.J., Karenberg, A., Nekic, M. et al. Acute encephalitis with intrathecal synthesis of measles antibodies. J Neurol 235, 248–251 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314358
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314358