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I have several m.s. symptoms, but no lesions on brain mri. . but what does 2 white obligonal bands on spinal fluid mean .. ?
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One of diagnostic: Tests. A diagnosis of ms is usually made on the basis of clinical findings, MRI and oligoclonal bands in cerebrospinal fluid. One of the features of ms is recurrent episodes. See this site for more information on this topic. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0001747/.
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