Cecilia Zivelonghi, Alessandro Dinoto, Sarosh R Irani, Andrew McKeon, Andrea Pilotto, Alessandro Padovani, Stefano Masciocchi, Eugenio Magni, Chiara R Mancinelli, Ruggero Capra, Giorgia T Maniscalco, Irene Volonghi, Ava Easton, Daniela Alberti, Gianluigi Zanusso, Salvatore Monaco, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giuseppe Lippi, Sergio Ferrari, Sara Mariotto
It is well established that neurological and non-neurological autoimmune disorders can be triggered by viral infections. It remains unclear whether SARS-CoV-2 infection induces similar conditions and whether they show a distinctive phenotype. We retrospectively identified patients with acute inflammatory CNS conditions referred to our laboratory for antibody testing during the pandemic (March 1 to August 31, 2020). We screened SARS-COV-2 IgA/IgG in all sera by ELISA and confirmed the positivity with additional assays...
May 12, 2023: Immunologic Research