IgG Index Revisited: Diagnostic Utility and Prognostic Value in Multiple Sclerosis
Zheng Y, Cai M, Yang F, Zhou J, Fang W, Shen C, Zhang Y, Ding M. IgG Index Revisited: Diagnostic Utility and Prognostic Value in Multiple Sclerosis. Frontiers In Immunology 2020, 11: 1799. PMID: 32973754, PMCID: PMC7468492, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort of clinically isolated syndromeOligoclonal band positivityOligoclonal band statusOligoclonal bandsIgG indexPrognostic valueDiagnostic utilityMultiple sclerosisExpanded Disability Status Scale worseningAccurate diagnosis of multiple sclerosisMS diagnosisAttack of MSNegative oligoclonal bandsAsian populationsClinically isolated syndromeDiagnosis of multiple sclerosisElevated IgG indexEarly disease activityClinical relapseRetrospective studyDisease activityClinical challengeMS patientsAccurate diagnosisPredictive valueEvaluation of brain and spinal cord lesion distribution criteria at disease onset in distinguishing NMOSD from MS and MOG antibody-associated disorder
Cai M, Zheng Y, Shen C, Yang F, Fang W, Zhang Y, Ding M. Evaluation of brain and spinal cord lesion distribution criteria at disease onset in distinguishing NMOSD from MS and MOG antibody-associated disorder. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2020, 27: 871-882. PMID: 32672091, DOI: 10.1177/1352458520939008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAquaporin 4AutoantibodiesBrainHumansMultiple SclerosisMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinNeuromyelitis OpticaRetrospective StudiesSpinal CordConceptsMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorderNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderLongitudinally extensive transverse myelitisDifferentiate neuromyelitis optica spectrum disordersDisease onsetMultiple sclerosisAQP4-ab-seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderLongitudinally extensive transverse myelitis lesionsDiagnostic performanceChinese populationAntibody-associated disordersAQP4-Ab seropositivityExtensive transverse myelitisEvaluation of brainVentricle lesionsTransverse myelitisRetrospective studyImaging criteriaPeriventricular lesionsAquaporin-4Finger lesionsLesionsDiseaseOnsetDisorders