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. 2014 Nov 13;11:188. doi: 10.1186/s12974-014-0188-1

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.