A prospective study on the predictive value of CSF oligoclonal bands and MRI in acute isolated neurological syndromes for subsequent progression to multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 572-575

  Paolino, E ^a   Fainardi, E ^a   Ruppi, P ^a   Tola, M R ^a   Govoni, V ^a   Casetta, I ^a   Monetti, V C ^a   Granieri, E ^a   Carreras, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Isolated acute neurological syndromes; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Oligoclonal bands; Predictive value

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0029913038     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.60.5.572     Document Type: Article

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