Cerebrospinal Fluid GABA Levels in Various Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases

Overview

Journal J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry

Publisher BMJ Publishing Group

Specialties Neurology
Neurosurgery
Psychiatry

Date 1982 Mar 1

PMID 7086447

Citations 9

Authors

H Kuroda

N Ogawa

Y Yamawaki

I Nukina

T OFUJI

M Yamamoto

S Otsuki

Affiliations

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Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid gamma-aminobutyric acid (CSF-GABA) was analysed by radioreceptor assay in 16 normal controls and 84 patients with various neurological and psychiatric diseases. In patients with spinocerebellar degeneration, neuro-Behçet's syndrome and Parkinson's disease, CSF-GABA levels were decreased. On the other hand, increased CSF-GABA levels were detected in patients with meningitis.

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