Table 4.
Conformity of specific diagnostic criteria.
| OCB | Initial symptom | Supporting clinical or MRI features | Red flags | Dissemination in space by MRI for MS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periventricular | Cortical or juxtacortical |
Infratentorial | Spinal cord | two or more | ||||
| (-)1 | Optic neuritis | Optic neuritis; bilateral simultaneous clinical involvement | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (-)2 | Optic neuritis | Optic neuritis; bilateral simultaneous clinical involvement | – | – | – | + | – | |
| (-)3 | Optic neuritis | Optic neuritis; bilateral simultaneous clinical involvement | – | – | – | + | – | |
| (-)4 | Optic neuritis | Optic neuritis; longitudinal optic nerve involvement | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (-)5 | Myelitis | Myelitis; longitudinally extensive myelitis | – | – | – | + | – | |
| (-)6 | Optic neuritis | Optic neuritis; bilateral simultaneous clinical involvement | – | – | + | – | – | |
| (-)7 | Optic neuritis | Optic neuritis; longitudinal optic nerve involvement | – | – | + | – | – | |
| (-)8 | Optic neuritis | Optic neuritis; perineural optic sheath enhancement | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (-)9 | Optic neuritis | Optic neuritis; longitudinal optic nerve involvement | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (-)10 | Myelitis | Myelitis; longitudinally extensive myelitis | – | – | – | + | – | |
| (-)11 | Myelitis | Optic neuritis; bilateral simultaneous clinical involvement | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (-)12 | Optic neuritis | Optic neuritis; bilateral simultaneous clinical involvement | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (-)13 | Optic neuritis | Myelitis; H-sign | Progressive course* | + | + | + | + | + |
| (+)1 | Brainstem | Ill-defined T2-hyperintensity involving pons | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (+)2 | Epilepsy | Cortical lesion | – | + | – | – | – | |
| (+)3 | Optic neuritis | Myelitis; H-sign | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (+)4 | Optic neuritis | Optic neuritis; perineural optic sheath enhancement | – | + | – | – | – | |
| (+)5 | Myelitis | Myelitis; conus lesion | – | – | – | + | – | |
| (+)6 | Myelitis | Myelitis; H-sign | – | – | – | + | – | |
| (+)7 | Brainstem | Cortical lesion | – | – | + | – | – | |
| (+)8 | Myelitis | Cortical lesion | DIS in MS-MRI criteria* | – | + | – | + | + |
| (+)9 | Myelitis | Myelitis; Central cord lesion | DIS in MS-MRI criteria* | + | – | – | + | + |
| (+)10 | Myelitis | Myelitis; conus lesion | Progressive course, DIS in MRI* | + | + | + | + | + |
OCB, oligoclonal band; DIS, dissemination in space; MS, multiple sclerosis. *The representative MRI findings are presented in Figure 3 .