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Immunological and Clinical Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis

The Proceedings of the XXV Anniversary Symposium of the Belgian Research Group for Multiple Sclerosis

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1984

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  1. R. E. Gonsette

    1. Nat. Centrum M.S., Melsbroek, Belgium

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  2. P. Delmotte

    1. Nat. Centrum M.S., Melsbroek, Belgium

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Table of contents (94 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Immunological Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis: Basic Observations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Auto-immunity

      • E. Hooghe-Peters, R. J. Hooghe
      Pages 3-6

    3. Occurrence of an internal image of measles haemagglutinin in an anti-idiotype immune response

      • J. Gheuens, A. Lowenthal
      Pages 7-9

    4. Studies on the intrathecal humoral immunity in multiple sclerosis

      • C. J. M. Sindic, M. P. Chalon, C. L. Cambiaso, E. C. Laterre, P. L. Masson
      Pages 10-14

    5. Antibody to viral antigens in multiple sclerosis demonstrated by ELISA method

      • M. Clanet, J. Puel, F. Brette, M. Abbal, A. Blancher, A. Rascol
      Pages 15-15

    6. Cerebrospinal fluid antibodies detect brain antigens

      • A. Vandenbark, F. Van Rompaey, D. Nijst, H. Heyligen, J. Raus
      Pages 16-19

    7. Immune complexes and the complement factors C4 and C3 in cerebrospinal fluid and serum from patients with multiple sclerosis

      • A. Heltberg, H. Jans, I. Zeeberg, J. Halkjaer Kristensen, N. E. Raun, T. Fog
      Pages 20-22

    8. Characterization of circulating immunocomplexes in multiple sclerosis

      • J. Clausen, M. Unger
      Pages 23-23

    9. Immunoelectrophoretic characterization of immune complexes from CSF of multiple sclerosis patients

      • I. R. Pedersen, I. Zeeberg
      Pages 24-27

    10. Neurosurgery in the rehabilitation of hyperspasmodic and painful paraplegia in multiple sclerosis. Functional results in selective posterior rhizotomy

      • M. F. Millet, C. Beneton, M. Sindou, M. Eyssette, D. Boisson
      Pages 28-28

    11. Immunological aspects of multiple sclerosis

      • J. Mertin
      Pages 29-38

    12. Myelin basic protein and its antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, multiple sclerosis and other diseases

      • E. C. Alvord Jr., S. Hruby, C. M. Shaw, J. Slimp
      Pages 39-39

    13. Identification of myelin basic protein (MBP) as an antigenic component of circulating immune complexes (CIC) in MS patients

      • M. K. Dasgupta, T. A. McPherson, I. Catz, K. G. Warren, J. B. Dossetor
      Pages 40-46

    14. Sensitization of cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood lymphocytes to brain glycolipids in multiple sclerosis

      • Anna Czlonkowska, Z. Rzepecki
      Pages 47-54

    15. Interferon production and natural killer (NK) activity in multiple sclerosis

      • G. Vervliet, H. Claeys, H. Van Haver, H. Carton, C. Vermylen, A. Billiau
      Pages 55-58

    16. α-Albumin in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases — comparison with other brain specific proteins

      • R. Crols, M. Noppe, A. Lowenthal
      Pages 59-62

    17. The Transferrin-Tau ratio of the CSF

      • B. Tavolato, P. Gallo, C. De Zanche
      Pages 63-69

    18. Auto-antibodies to brain specific proteins

      • M. Noppe, J. Melse, R. Crols, J. Gheuens, A. Lowenthal
      Pages 70-71

    19. The effect of monoclonal anti-T cell antibodies on the clinical course of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in rats

      • C. J. J. Brinkman, H. J. ter Laak, O. R. Hommes
      Pages 72-74
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About this book

Looking back is a luxury for which scientists normally have little time. This XXV Anniversary Symposium, however, gives the opportunity of reminding us that in Belgium, where the risk of developing multiple sclerosis is among the highest in the world, a great man to whom we all pay tribute, I mean Dr Ludo van Bogaert, in 1957, took the initiative in founding the Belgian Research Group for Multiple Sclerosis. It may sound immodest but since that time members of the Belgian Research Group happen to have an honourable record of important contributions to MS research, quite out of proportion to the financial support they received for it. Indeed, when compared to the situation in English speaking countries, funding of MS research has always been neglected in our country in spite of the fact that in 1958, acting on the advice of the Belgian Research Group, the Belgian National MS Society was founded with the specific object of collecting money for research as well as for social care. At that time, the difficulty in raising funds for research was partly due to the fact that solving the problem of MS appeared almost impossible. Scientists could apparently only too slowly improve their ability to prevent and cure the disease. Media were indifferent to MS which was considered to have no news value, and the public remained uninformed.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Nat. Centrum M.S., Melsbroek, Belgium

    R. E. Gonsette, P. Delmotte

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Immunological and Clinical Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis

  • Book Subtitle: The Proceedings of the XXV Anniversary Symposium of the Belgian Research Group for Multiple Sclerosis

  • Editors: R. E. Gonsette, P. Delmotte

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6352-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: MTP Press Limited 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-6354-5Published: 12 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-6352-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 492

  • Topics: Internal Medicine

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