Neuroimmunology

The service is run by the Immunology Laboratory at the Churchill Hospital in collaboration with the Neuroimmunology research group at the University of Oxford.

Neuroimmunology tests

To request a test, please complete our Neuroimmunology Request Card (pdf).

Please do not email completed request forms as this is an insecure form of communication.

• Acetylcholine Receptor (anti-AChR; RIA) IgG
• Muscle Specific Kinase (MuSK) (anti-MuSK; RIA) IgG
• Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) (anti GAD; ELISA) IgG
• Voltage gated Ca2+ channel (anti-VGCC; RIA) IgG
• Voltage gated K+ channel (anti-VGKC; RIA) IgG
• Ganglioside GM1 (anti-GM1; ELISA) IgG and IgM (combined)
• Ganglioside GQ1b (anti-GQ1b; ELISA) IgG and IgM (combined)
• Markers for Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes Hu, Yo, Ri, Ma, Amphiphysin, CRMP5/CV2, Tr
• Myelin associated glycoprotein (MAG) (anti-MAG; ELISA) IgM
• Serum α3 ganglionic receptor, by RIA
• CSF Orexin levels

• Serum antibodies to clustered AChR and MuSK on cell lines (for detection of low affinity antibodies)
• Aquaporin-4 antibodies (NMO antibodies)
• LGI1 antibodies CASPR2 antibodies
• NMDA receptor antibodies
• GABAb receptor and AMPA receptor 1/2 antibodies
• Glycine Receptor antibodies
• Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies