Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among Schizophrenic patients
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Toxoplasma has emerged as an interesting candidate as a possible cause of some cases of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a serious neuropsychiatry disease of unknown cause We investigated the Seroprevalence rate for anti Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies by Eliza in 96 schizophrenic and 96 healthy Individuals(control). The seropositivity rate for antitoxoplasma IgG antibodies among schizophrenic patients was (53%) significantly higher than healthy individuals (23%). The seropositivity rate of IgM antibodies was (2%) among schizophrenic IgG positive patients. The difference in the prevalence of antitoxoplasma antibodies titer was found statistically higher among individuals who live with house cats (59%) than those without (20%). Thus, there is casual relationship might be existed between Toxoplasmosis and the etiology of schizophrenia.
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Mahmoud, S. S., & Hasan, M. S. (2009). Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among Schizophrenic patients. Yemeni Journal for Medical Sciences, 3(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.20428/yjms.v3i1.244
