Respective implications of glutamate decarboxylase antibodies in stiff person syndrome and cerebellar ataxia

Table 1 Summary of experiments carried out

Experiments	Purified IgG fractions/Control solutions	Purified IgG fractions/GAD65-Ab
^a Modulation of motor cortex excitability	No injection in 7 rats	b78 in 4 rats
	Ringer's in 7 rats	b96.11 in 4 rats
^b Cerebello-cortical inhibition	Ab Ctrl in 4 rats	Ab CA in 3 rats
		Ab SPS in 3 rats
^c F/M ratios	Ab Ctrl in 4 rats	Ab CA in 3 rats
	No injection in 6 rats	Ab SPS in 3 rats
	Ringer's in 6 rats	b78 in 6 rats
		b96.11 in 6 rats

^aStudy of the modulation of the excitability of the motor cortex following repetitive stimulation of the contralateral sciatic nerve;
^bCerebello-cortical inhibition following high-frequency stimulation of the cerebellar cortex and following transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
^cStudy of the ratios F waves/M response following stimulation of the left tibial nerve and recording in the plantaris muscle

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