Table 1:

Summary of clinical data

No.Age (yr)/SexDisease Duration/DiagnosisNew Clinical SymptomsSymptom Onset to MRI (days)Max. ADC ↓Treatment Acute/ProphylaxisOCB
119/F2 yr/RRMSRight internuclear ophthalmoplegia1−41%IV cortisone/interferon+
221/F1 yr/RRMSDysarthria0−66%IV cortisone/–+
320/F1 yr/RRMSVertigo, left-sided numbness1.5−41%IV cortisone/–+
445/F1.5 yr/RRMSRight-sided weakness2−20%IV cortisone/–+
525/F1 yr/RRMSDysarthria, right-sided weakness4−17%IV cortisone/–
625/FInitial presentation/CISDysarthria, left-sided weakness and numbness2−51%IV cortisone/–+
730/F1.5 yr/RRMSLeft-sided arm weakness2−16%IV cortisone/–+
833/F0.5 yr/RRMSHemianopia3−22%IV cortisone/–+
931/M1 yr/RRMSN.V. numbness1−24%IV cortisone/–+
1044/M2 yr/RRMSRight-sided weakness3−41%IV cortisone/interferon+
  • Note:—OCB indicates oligoclonal bands; +, positive OCB; −, negative OCB.