A study of oligoclonal band negative multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-30

  Zeman, A Z J ^a,c   Kidd, D ^a   McLean, B N ^a   Kelly, M A ^b   Francis, D A ^b   Miller, D H ^a   Kendall, B E ^a   Rudge, P ^a   Thompson, E J ^a   McDonald, W I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Oligoclonal bands

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OLIGOCLONAL BAND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISABLED PERSON; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030062806     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.60.1.27     Document Type: Article

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