From: Idiopathic acute transverse myelitis: outcome and conversion to multiple sclerosis in a large series
IATM | MS | p | |
---|---|---|---|
group | group | ||
N (%) | 74 (87) | 11 (13) | |
CSF (mean, SD) | |||
Glucose, mmol/L | 3.7 (1.1) | 3.4 (0.6 | 0.424 |
Cell count, n/mm3 | 17.4 (87.1) | 10 (18.4) | 0.789 |
Protein, g/L | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.35 (0.2) | 0.044 |
OCB+, n (%) | 10/54(18.5) | 5/6 (83.3) | 0.003 |
IgG index >0.7, n (%) | 10/50 (20) | 3/5 (60) | 0.800 |
MRI | |||
Vertebral segments, n, mean (SD) | 2.6 (2.8) | 2 (2.2) | 0.403 |
LETM (%) | 24 (32.4) | 2 (18.2) | 0.281 |
GD+, n (%) | 20/43 (46.5) | 2/8 (25) | 0.309 |
Time onset-MRI, Mean (SD), d | 8.56 (7) | 14.22 (8.1) | 0.029 |