CSF oligoclonal bands are important in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, unreasonably downplayed by the McDonald Criteria 2010: Commentary

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 719-720

  Hutchinson, Michael ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGOCLONAL BAND;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OLIGOCLONAL BANDS;

EID: 84877606163     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458513485496     Document Type: Note

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