Author: Lee, Yun Jin
Title: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in children: differential diagnosis from multiple sclerosis on the basis of clinical course Document date: 2011_6_30
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Snippet: Detection of increased specific immunoglobulins present only in the CSF is often useful for supporting the diagnosis of MS in adult patients. A CSF sample is considered potentially positive for MS based upon the finding of either oligoclonal immunoglobulin G (IgG) bands or an increased IgG index 25) . In children, the utility of CSF oligoclonal bands in MS diagnosis has been questioned 1) . However, positive CSF findings, when associated with new.....
Document: Detection of increased specific immunoglobulins present only in the CSF is often useful for supporting the diagnosis of MS in adult patients. A CSF sample is considered potentially positive for MS based upon the finding of either oligoclonal immunoglobulin G (IgG) bands or an increased IgG index 25) . In children, the utility of CSF oligoclonal bands in MS diagnosis has been questioned 1) . However, positive CSF findings, when associated with new lesions on follow-up MRI, can be used to make the diagnosis of MS even in the case of a single clinical attack 25) .
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