anti-AMPA receptor antibody in serum/CSF

Indications

• evaluation of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis due to thymoma, lung cancer or breast cancer

Specimen

• serum, CSF

More general terms

• serology

More specific terms

• AMPAR1 (AMPA receptor-1) Ab in serum
• AMPAR1 (AMPA receptor-1) IgG in CSF
• AMPAR2 (AMPA receptor-2) Ab in serum
• AMPAR2 (AMPA receptor-2) IgG in CSF

Additional terms

• anti-AMPA receptor antibody