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Kappa Index Versus Csf Oligoclonal Bands in Diagnosis of ms and Prediction of Disease Activity
Sponsor: Assiut University
Summary
To: 1. Compare the diagnostic performance of cerebrospinal fluid kappa index to that of cerebrospinal fluid IgG oligoclonal bands in differentiating multiple sclerosis from other inflammatory and non-inflammatory neurological diseases . 2. Assess the role of kappa free light chain and oligoclonal bands in predicting disease activity (conversion from clinical isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis)
Official title: Kappa Index Versus Csf Oligoclonal Bands in Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and Prediction of Disease
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 40 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
140
Start Date
2024-05
Completion Date
2026-05
Last Updated
2024-04-18
Healthy Volunteers
Not specified
Conditions
Interventions
kappa index
CSF albumin /serum albumin ratio (Qalb) k-index = (CSF kFLC/serum kFLC)/Qalb