Table 1.

Demographic features of patients and CSF findings

	NMOSD		MS	ONDs
	Relapse	Post-treatment	Relapse
n	26	20	18	50
Age (years, range)	49.2 (26–74)	50.9 (26–74)	38.3 (18–64)	53.9 (15–83)
Female/Male	22/4	15/5	16/2	25/25
CSF cell counts (/mm3, range)	43.6 (0–423)	4.5 (0–14)	2.6 (0–11)	1.5 (0–16)
CSF protein (mg/dl, range)	51.1 (20–115)	33.6 (19–63)	36.7 (20–106)	41.6 (18–112)
Total amount of DNA (ng/100 μl CSF, range)	388 (142–1022)	351 (120–652)	442 (100–664)	392 (150–752)

NMOSD neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, MS multiple sclerosis, ONDs other neurological diseases, CSF cerebrospinal fluid