Use of antilymphocyte globulin in autoimmune nervous system diseases]

The pathogenetic bases for the indication of immunosuppression in multiple sclerosis are represented in a survey, rested upon experiences in the clinical compatability test of AHLG Dessau. The knowledge gained in animal experiments and epidemiology in recent years is considered and problems of membrane, slow-virus hypothesis, genetic problems and changes of immunoglobulins and lymphocytes are critically referred to.