Table 4.
CSF and MRI characteristics comparing IATM versus MS group
| |
IATM |
MS |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| group | group | ||
| N (%) |
74 (87) |
11 (13) |
|
|
CSF (mean, SD) |
|
|
|
| Glucose, mmol/L |
3.7 (1.1) |
3.4 (0.6 |
0.424 |
| Cell count, n/mm3 |
17.4 (87.1) |
10 (18.4) |
0.789 |
| Protein, g/L |
0.5 (0.2) |
0.35 (0.2) |
0.044 |
| OCB+, n (%) |
10/54(18.5) |
5/6 (83.3) |
0.003 |
| IgG index >0.7, n (%) |
10/50 (20) |
3/5 (60) |
0.800 |
|
MRI |
|
|
|
| Vertebral segments, n, mean (SD) |
2.6 (2.8) |
2 (2.2) |
0.403 |
| LETM (%) |
24 (32.4) |
2 (18.2) |
0.281 |
| GD+, n (%) |
20/43 (46.5) |
2/8 (25) |
0.309 |
| Time onset-MRI, Mean (SD), d | 8.56 (7) | 14.22 (8.1) | 0.029 |
IATM: Idiopathic acute transverse myelitis.
MS: Multiple Sclerosis.
MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging.
CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid.
OCB+: Positive oligoclonal band test.
LETM: Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis.
GD+: Gadolinium enhancement.
SD: Standard deviation.
aSignificant after Bonferroni correction.