Table 1.

Clinical and laboratory features of patients

Patient number	Diagnosis*	Age (year)†	Sex	CSF cells‡	OCB	White matter lesions	Gd medullary/brainstem lesions	VZV DNA	HSV-1 DNA
1	MS	29	F	32	+	+	+	+	−
2	CIS	53	F	26	+	+	+	+	+
3	MS	44	F	17	+	+	+	+	+

*At time of lumbar puncture, according to the revised McDonald criteria.⁷

†At time of lumbar puncture.

‡White cell counts per cubic millimetre.

CIS, clinical isolated syndrome; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; F, female; Gd, gadolinium; HSV-1, herpes simplex virus type 1; MS, multiple sclerosis; OCB, oligoclonal bands; VZV, varicella-zoster virus.