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OCB status and CSF parameters.
| OCB | Positive n=10 |
SD | Negative n=13 |
SD | p value | Total n=23 |
SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSF cells (/μL) |
18.8 | ± 13.9 | 29.2 | ± 74.0 | NS | 25.3 | ± 58.2 |
| CSF protein (mg/dL) |
32.0 | ± 9.8 | 42.8 | ± 15.4 | NS | 38.1 | ± 14.3 |
| IgG index | 0.75 | ± 0.26 | 0.57 | ± 0.83 | <0.05 | 0.63 | ± 0.19 |
| MBP (pg/mL) |
442.6 | ± 718.0 | 227.3 | ± 559.1 | NS | 229.0 | ± 628.7 |
OCB, oligoclonal band; SD, standard deviation; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; NS, not significant; MBP, myelin basic protein.
