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ArticleScientific reports2020

Advanced MRI features in relapsing multiple sclerosis patients with and without CSF oligoclonal IgG bands.

Lin Zhao, Jill Abrigo, Qianyun Chen, Cheryl Au, Angel Ng, Ping Fan, Vincent Mok, Wei Qiu, Allan G Kermode, Alexander Y Lau

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Oligoclonal band count as a marker of MRI lesion burden and clinical profile in newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lin ZhaoDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Jill AbrigoDepartment of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Qianyun ChenDepartment of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Cheryl AuDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Angel NgDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ping FanNeurology Department, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Vincent MokDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Wei QiuNeurology Department, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Allan G KermodeCentre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, Perron Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Alexander Y LauDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. alexlau@cuhk.edu.hk.
Prince of Wales Hospital · CNChinese University of Hong Kong · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNUniversity of Western Australia · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oligoclonal IgG bands (OCB) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are important in diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). We evaluated the MRI features of clinically definite MS subjects with and without CSF-OCB. Relapsing MS subjects were recruited from a prospective registry in a university center. CSF-OCB were detected using isoelectric focusing and lgG-specific immunofixation. MRI metrics including brain volumes, lesion volumes and microstructural measures, were analyzed by FMRIB Software Library (FSL) and Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM). Seventy-five subjects with relapsing MS were analyzed. Forty-four (59%) subjects had an interval MRI at around 1 year. CSF-OCB were detected in 46 (61%) subjects. The OCB-positive group had a higher proportion of cerebellar lesions than the OCB-negative group (23.9% vs. 3.4%, p = 0.057). Except for amygdala volumes which were lower in the OCB-positive group (p = 0.034), other regional brain volumes including the subcortical deep gray matter and corpus callosum were similar. The two groups also showed comparable brain atrophy rate. For DTI, the OCB-positive group showed significantly higher mean diffusivity (MD) value in perilesional normal-appearing white matter (p = 0.043). Relapsing MS patients with and without CSF-OCB shared similar MRI features regarding volumetric analyses and DTI microstructural integrity.

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AdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMultiple SclerosisOligoclonal BandsPrognosisRecurrenceOligoclonal Bands

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PMID32792656
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