Cytoproteic CSF findings in 33 MS patients: usefulness for diagnosis

Although multiple sclerosis (MS) is mainly defined on clinical grounds, CSF parameters still remain important diagnostic and scoring tools. To demonstrate the usefulness of some easy laboratory techniques, a CSF cytomorphological and agarose gel electrophoresis (AGE) evaluation was undertaken in 33 MS patients: 79% presented a lymphoid cell profile and in 73% the gamma globulin fraction was abnormal. In the great majority of cases (97%) either or both cytological and electrophoretical abnormalities were found.