In 2002–2003, the Italian Association for Neuroimmunology (AINI) ran a program for procedure and method standardization in neuroimmunology. The main purposes of the program were: a) to improve the overall quality of analytical performance and, simultaneously, to reduce costs by resource optimization; b) to establish the bases for clinical guidelines in neurology; c) to promote the formation of laboratory networks and of joint research projects; d) to facilitate the procedures for certification required by governmental/non-governmental agencies. This report summarizes the consensus recommendations of a panel of AINI neuroimmunologists/biochemists involved in the field of cerebrospinal fluid examination. The collection process for said recommendations was guided by ‘‘impact-factored’’ literature and the knowledge of the experts involved. Communication was by email and face-to-face at two dedicated AINI workshops.
Consensus recommendations of the Italian Association for Neuroimmunology for immunochemical cerebrospinal fluid examination / D FRANCIOTTA; C AVOLIO; E CAPELLO; F LOLLI; AINI PARTICIPATING MEMBERS M TROJANO; R LEANTE; M FALCONE; M MARROSU; G COSTA; MR MURRU; E COCCO; E GALL; A CHICCHI; D MAIMONE; S CUCCIA; A. LUGARESI; A PANTALONE; E PAOLINO; M CASTELLAZZI; M ZAFFARONI; C VILLA; D GIUNTI; C PANARESE; G RIBIZZI; G VITA; AGUENNOUZ; AM CIRANNI; A SALMAGGI; G BERNARDI; E CIUSANI; G PASSERINI; E NOBILE-ORAZIO; M CARPO; S ALLARIA; E MERELLI; R BEDIN; A BERTOLOTTO; A SALA; P GALLO; E ZARDINI; L ANDREONI; G SICILIANO; A BACCI; G MEUCCI; P SIMONE; G DESINA; P DI VIESTI; F APOLLO; S SOTGIU; G DEIANA; P ANNUNZIATA; A MORUCCI; B BONETTI; D ALBERTI. - In: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 0022-510X. - STAMPA. - 237:(2005), pp. 5-11.
Consensus recommendations of the Italian Association for Neuroimmunology for immunochemical cerebrospinal fluid examination
A. LUGARESIWriting – Review & Editing
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2005
Abstract
In 2002–2003, the Italian Association for Neuroimmunology (AINI) ran a program for procedure and method standardization in neuroimmunology. The main purposes of the program were: a) to improve the overall quality of analytical performance and, simultaneously, to reduce costs by resource optimization; b) to establish the bases for clinical guidelines in neurology; c) to promote the formation of laboratory networks and of joint research projects; d) to facilitate the procedures for certification required by governmental/non-governmental agencies. This report summarizes the consensus recommendations of a panel of AINI neuroimmunologists/biochemists involved in the field of cerebrospinal fluid examination. The collection process for said recommendations was guided by ‘‘impact-factored’’ literature and the knowledge of the experts involved. Communication was by email and face-to-face at two dedicated AINI workshops.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
