Table 1.
Demographic, clinical, radiological and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) characteristics in 100 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS)
| Sex: F/M | 70/30 |
|---|---|
| Age, years: mean ± SD | 37.3 ± 10.6 |
| Disease duration, months: mean ± SD | 30.5 ± 46.6 |
| Disease severity, EDSS: mean ± SD | 2.0 ± 1.3 |
| CA MS: n/total (%) | 77/100 (77%) |
| CS MS: n/total (%) | 23/100 (23%) |
| Gd+ MS: n/total (%) | 37/100 (37%) |
| Gd- MS: n/total (%) | 63/100 (63%) |
| Blood-CSF-barrier dysfunction, QAlb: positive/total (%) | 18/100 (18%) |
| Intrathecal IgG synthesis, IgG Index: positive/total (%) | 71/100 (71%) |
| CSF-restricted oligoclonal IgG bands: positive/total (%) | 84/100 (84%) |
CA, clinically active (presence of relapse at entry); CS, clinically stable (absence of relapse at entry); EDSS, expanded disability status scale; Gd+, appearance of gadolium enhancing lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Gd-, no evidence of gadolium enhancing on MRI; QAlb, CSF/serum albumin quotient.