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. 2022 Sep 11;67:104175. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.104175

Table 2.

Comparison between CSF and neuroimaging (MRI, OCT) data of the MSpostvacc and MSreference cohorts

MSpostvacc MSreference
Clinical data (number of patients/total)
Clinical symptom during onset due to lesion(s) in the area of
Brain
Brainstem
Optic nerve
Spinal chord
Brain and Spinal chord
3/5 (60%)
3/5 (60%)
2/5 (40%)
1/5 (20%)
7/15 (47%)
4/15 (27%)
5/15 (33%)
1/15 (7%)
Evidence for other and/or previous autoimmune diseases 1/5 (20%) 2/15 (13%)
Family history positive for neuroimmunological disease(s) 1/5 (20%) 4/15 (27%)
CSF data (Mean ± SD or n/total) (n)
Time interval clinical onset to CSF analysis (days) 27 ± 28(5) 34 ± 9(13)
Cell count(per µl) 5.60 ± 1.52(5) 6.29 ± 7.63(14)
CSF spec. OCB 5/5 (100%) 13/14 (93%)
Protein (mg/dl) 32.20 ± 11.78(5) 36.48 ± 13.33(12)
Albumin quotient (CSF/Serum) 4.39 ± 1.58(5) 5.14 ± 2.23(11)
IgG quotient (CSF/Serum) 4.22 ± 2.48(5) 3.69 ± 2.34(12)
IgM quotient(CSF/Serum) 4.98 ± 8.07(5) 1.49 ± 1.78(10)
IgA quotient (CSF/Serum) 1.56 ± 0.83(5) 2.55 ± 2.47(9)
MRI data (number of patients with T2w-hyperintens lesions/total)
Number of lesions
Cerebral
0 – 5
6 – 10
11 – 20
>20 / confluent
Cervical spinal chord
0
1 – 5
>5
Thoracic spinal chord
0
1 – 5
>5
1/5 (20%)
1/5 (20%)
0/5 (0%)
2/5 (40%)
3/4 (75%)
0/4 (0%)
1/4 (25%)
1/4 (25%)
2/4 (50%)
1/4 (25%)
3/15 (20%)
4/15 (27%)
4/15 (27%)
4/15 (27%)
7/15 (47%)
7/15 (47%)
1/15 (7%)
10/15 (67%)
4/15 (27%)
1/15 (7%)
Cerebral MRI
Periventricular 5/5 (100%) 14/15 (93%)
(Juxta-)cortical 4/5 (80%) 13/15 (87%)
Infratentorial 4/5 (80%) 9/15 (60%)
Unspecific/subcortical 4/5 (80%) 14/15 (93%)
Nervus opticus 2/5 (40%) 1/15 (7%)
Spinal 1/5 (20%) 3/10 (30%)
Spinal MRI
Cervical spinal cord 1/4 (25%) 6/15 (40%)
Thoracic spinal cord 3/5 (60%) 5/15 (30%)
OCT data all eyes
Number of patients 5 15
Number of eyes 10 30
TMV (mm3) 2.04 ± 0.11 2.15 ± 0.09
GCIPL (μm) 0.53 ± 0.06 0.58 ± 0.05
INL (μm) 0.24 ± 0.02 0.25 ± 0.02
pRNFL (μm) 91.70 ± 10.55 96.14 ± 9.26
OCT data eyes without a history of optic neuritis
Number of patients 5 15
Number of eyes 8 24
TMV (mm3) 2.05 ± 0.12 2.14 ± 0.10
GCIPL (μm) 0.55 ± 0.05 0.58 ± 0.04
INL (μm) 0.23 ± 0.02 0.25 ± 0.02
pRNFL (μm) 91.50 ± 11.88 96.63 ± 8.78