Esra Taşkıran, Murat Terzi, Elif Merve Helvacı, Meltem Zeycan Eser, Bahattin Avcı, Turan Ömer Faruk, Mehmet Fatih Yetkin, Vedat Çilingir, Levent Sinan Bir, Sibel Canbaz Kabay, Nuray Bilge, Turan Poyraz, Caner Feyzi Demir, Dilcan Kotan Dündar, Özgül Ocak, Mustafa Çam, Hatice Mavioğlu, Yaşar Altun, Adnan Karaibrahimoğlu
BACKGROUND/AIM: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating central nervous system (CNS) disease. Among the paraclinical tests, brain and spinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is primarily involved in the diagnosis process, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is fundamental in diagnosing MS and the differential diagnosis. A positive relationship was demonstrated between oligoclonal band (OCB) positivity, CSF band number and immunoglobulin G(IgG) index. The study aimed to evaluate whether the number of OCB can predict disease activity and determine a correlation with the IgG index...
March 2024: Multiple Sclerosis and related Disorders