Neuronal Antibodies (Blood and/or CSF)

Testing Laboratory

Auckland Te Toka Tumai | Auckland Hospital

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Synonyms

Hu Autoantibodies, MOG Antibodies, Purkinje Cell Antibodies (Serum), Yo Antibodies (Neuronal Antibodies), Paraneoplastic neuronal antibodies, Voltage Gated Potassium Channel Antibodies, NMDA Antibodies, NMDAR IgG, NMO Antibodies (Neuromyelitis Optica or Aquaporin Antibodies), Voltage Gated Calcium Channel Antibodies, Aquaporin Antibodies, Demyelinating Antibodies, Ganglioside Antibodies, LE (Limbic Encephalitis IgG) Antibodies, LE Screen, Neuromyelitis Optica IgG (NMO or Aquaporin Antibodies), AMPA (1 and 2), LGI, CASPR2, GABAb, Amphiphysin, Glycine receptor antibodies, Ach (MG), DPPX, Titin/Skeletal muscle, Clustered AChR and MuSk on cell lines, Lrp4, IgLON5, Onconeural Autoantibodies, GAD 65, Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein

Specimen Type

• CSF
• Serum

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• CSF sterile tubes (Routine Analysis)
• SST II (Gold Cap)

Acceptable

• Plain (Red Top)

CSF specimens will be assayed but the preferred appropriate specimen for this panel of antibodies is SERUM.
The requestor must complete the Lab Plus NEURONAL AUTOANTIBODIES REQUEST FORM available on the Labplus test guide

These tests are not generally urgent.

Serum - code NEUR
CSF - NCSF

Separate lab number is required when Serum and CSF sample are received.

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