Collagen XVII: A Shared Antigen in Neurodermatological Interactions?

Table 1

Epidemiological studies linking bullous pemphigoid and neurological morbidity.

Reference	Country of study	Type of study	Number of BP cases in study	Neurological disorders associated to BP
Foureur et al., 2001 [36]	France	Retrospective case control	46	Senile dementia/Alzheimer; Cerebral stroke
Stinco et al., 2005 [45]	Italy	Retrospective	238	Multiple sclerosis; Parkinson’s disease
Cordel et al., 2007 [37]	France	Retrospective	341	Dementia; Cerebral stroke; Parkinson’s disease or parkinsonism
Jedlickova et al., 2010 [38]	Czech Republic	Retrospective case control	89	Dementia; Cerebral stroke
Taghipour et al., 2010 [39]	UK	Retrospective case control	90	Cerebrovascular disease; Dementia
Langan et al., 2011 [40]	UK	Retrospective population based case-control	868	Dementia; Parkinson’s disease; Stroke; Epilepsy
Bastuji-Garin et al., 2011 [41]	France	Prospective case control	201	Severe cognitive impairment (MMSE < 17); Parkinsons’ disease; Uni- or bipolar disorder; Long-term neuroleptic drug use
Chen et al., 2011 [42]	Taiwan	Retrospective population based case control	3485	Dementia; Stroke; Schizophrenia; Epilepsy; Parkinson’s disease