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Table 1 Epidemiological findings

From: Pattern II and pattern III MS are entities distinct from pattern I MS: evidence from cerebrospinal fluid analysis

 

Units

Pattern I MS

Patterns II + III MS

Pattern II MS

Pattern III MS

AQP4-Ab+ NMO [48]

Patients

N

10

23

16

7

89

Samples

N

19

49

30

19

211

Age at first LP

Years

30 (13–47)

36 (20–63)

35 (20–51)

38 (26–63)

39.5 (14–79)

Sex ratio

m:f

1:1

1:2.3

1:2.2

1:2.5

1:12.1

  1. LP lumbar puncture, m male, f female
  2. Results in AQP4-IgG-positive NMO as observed in a previous study [48] are given in the last column for comparison. Note the marked difference in the sex ratios between pattern II MS and NMO. Years are given as median and range