Table 1.

Cases reported in literature with monophasic course [[8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15]].

References	# of Cases	Relapse	# of lesions on MRI	Oligoclonal Bands in CSF	Treatment	Follow-Up	Outcome
Chen	5	None	1 Pt with 9L 4 Pt 3–6 L	+1 Pt - 1 Pt,3NP	Not specified	1–3 years	100 % survival
Chen, Cj.	4	None	3-5 Lesions in 4 cases	NP	Not specified	2–23 months	100 % survival
Karaaslan E.	5	None	1 Pt with 9L 4 Pt 3–6 L	+1 Pt −2 Pt 2NP	MTP 1000 mg 7–10 days	6–47 months	100 % survival
Gu Jl	3	None	1 Pt 3–5L 2 Pt with several lesions	+1 Pt – 2 Pt	DXM 15 mg/15 days, 1 Pt brain abscess	1 month-3 years	67 % survival, 1 Pt died lung infection
Khiat A.	2	None	1 Pt with 1L 1 Pt with several lesions	Not specified	MTP 1000 mg 7–10 days DXM 4 mg QID	21 days - 1 month	100 % survival with nil deficit
Chaodong W.	7	3	2 Pt with 2L 2 Pt with 5L 3 Pt with 3L	Nos specified	DXM 20–30 mg/7 days-1 month or MTP 1000 mg 5 days and 2–3 weeks	4–13.5 years	100 % survival with nil or mild deficit
Wallner-Blazek	10	1	3 Pt with several lesions 7 Pt with 1L	Not specified	High-dose steroids (doses and days of treatment not specified)	0–2 years	100 % survival and 83 % with nil or mild deficit
Agarwal, M [16]	3	1	2 Pt with 1L 1 Pt with 3L	- 2 Pt 1 Pt not specified	High dose steroids (not specified); biopsy in 2 pt diagnosis and treatment/followed by steroids	3–4 years	100 % survival with moderate neurological deficit
Martinez H.	2	None	2 Pt with 1L	+1 Pt (1 band) −1 Pt	MTP	8 months-11 years	100 % survival with no neurological deficit

CSF: Cerebrospinal Fluid. L: Lesions. MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging. NP: Not Presented. Pt: Patient. L: Lesions. MTP: methylprednisolone, DXM: dexamethasone.