Pediatric Neurology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 195-201 , September 2005

Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum Markers of Inflammation in Autism

  • Andrew W. Zimmerman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore Maryland
    • Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Zimmerman; Dept. of Neurology and Developmental Medicine; Kennedy Krieger Institute; 707 North Broadway; Baltimore, MD 21205.
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  • Harumi Jyonouchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey
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  • Anne M. Comi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Susan L. Connors, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore Maryland
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  • Sheldon Milstien, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Institutes of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • Angeliki Varsou, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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  • Melvyn P. Heyes, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Institutes of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
    • PsychoGenics, Inc., Hawthorne, New York

Received 18 January 2005 ,Accepted 28 March 2005.

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PII: S0887-8994(05)00228-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.03.014

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 195-201 , September 2005

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