Correlation between the IgG index, oligoclonal bands in CSF, and the diagnosis of demyelinating diseases

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 527-530

  Mayringer, I ^a   Timeltaler, B ^a   Deisenhammer, Florian ^a,b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Demyelinating disease; IgG index; Isoelectric focusing; Oligoclonal bands

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OLIGOCLONAL BAND;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

DEMYELINATING DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; OLIGOCLONAL BANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 21844465739     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.00997.x     Document Type: Article

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