Erschienen in:
22.11.2016 | Short Communication
Cerebrospinal fluid anti-Epstein-Barr virus specific oligoclonal IgM and IgG bands in patients with clinically isolated and Guillain-Barré syndrome
verfasst von:
Diana Ferraro, Veronica Galli, Anna Maria Simone, Roberta Bedin, Francesca Vitetta, Elisa Merelli, Paolo Frigio Nichelli, Patrizia Sola
Erschienen in:
Journal of NeuroVirology
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Ausgabe 2/2017
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Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been implicated in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis. We aimed to assess the frequency of EBV-specific IgG and IgM oligoclonal bands (OCB) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 50 patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) and in 27 controls with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Furthermore, we assessed correlations between the presence of OCB and CIS patients’ CSF, MRI, and clinical variables. There was no difference in the proportion of CIS and GB patients with positivity for anti-EBV-specific IgG/IgM OCB. There were no correlations between OCB and analyzed variables, nor were they predictive of a higher disability at 3 years.