A proposed modification to the McDonald 2010 criteria for the diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1095-1100

  Kelly, S B ^a   Kinsella, K ^a   Duggan, M ^a   Tubridy, N ^a   McGuigan, C ^a   Hutchinson, M ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

CSF oligoclonal bands; McDonald criteria; Primary progressive multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

OLIGOCLONAL BAND;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OLIGOCLONAL BAND; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCDONALD CRITERIA; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; THOMPSON CRITERIA;

EID: 84879776417     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512464829     Document Type: Article

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