To assess the role of CSF oligoclonal bands (OB) in determining the clinical outcome in
patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) treated with IFN-β, we carried out …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from 150 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and 190
patients with other neurological disorders were examined with a battery of tests (the IgG …

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the Central Nervous System with
multifocal areas of demyelination. Although its etiology and pathogenesis remain …

Studies of cytokines in multiple sclerosis (MS) have shown that immune mechanisms
connected with disturbance of the synthesis of cytokines probably play critical roles in the …

The objective of the study was to evaluate whether the presence of oligoclonal bands (OB)
adds information in predicting CIS conversion to clinical definite multiple sclerosis (CDMS) …

The intrathecal production (ITP) of the immunoglobulins (Ig) G, A, M and D was examined in
untreated patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and controls. Sensitive sandwich enzyme …

The natural course of disease in multiple sclerosis varies. Multiple sclerosis that is clinically
apparent but causes minimal disability over time has been labeledbenign multiple sclerosis …

The unique clinical characteristics of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) pose
particular diagnostic difficulties, both in excluding other causes of progressive syndromes …

A total of 101 patients (62 women; 39 men) with definite MS were treated with 1000 mg
methylprednisolone (MP) intravenously for 10 consecutive days. Immediately before and …

Background: Monthly application of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) to patients
with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) showed no clinical benefit in the …