Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
What will monoclonal bands in a lumbar puncture mean?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Monoclonal Bands: Oligoclonal bands are seen when a patient's blood or cerebrospinal fluid is analyzed. Each of the two to five oligoclonal bands represent proteins, although why exactly these bands are present, and which proteins these bands represent, has not yet been elucidated. Oligoclonal bands are present in 80-90% of patients and is an important indicator in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
Answered 5/16/2014
5.2k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
L'hermittes occurred w/o other MS symptoms. Mri of c spine & brain clear. Vep ok. But- lumbar puncture detected bands. What are chances of having ms?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I had an MRI which found one lesion on my brain stem with fingerlike projections. I had a positive lumbar puncture of 14 oligoclonal bands. MS?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
What does a lumbar puncture actually help to prove?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Should a lumbar puncture be done in a fused area of the back?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
What does it mean if you have levocurvature if the lumbar with apex at l4?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
People also searched for:
I had a lumbar puncture yesterday and the fluid was clear. Does that mean everything is okay?
I am 22years old. I had blood work coming back saying possible IgG kappa monoclonal band is observed. What could this mean?
I took a Lumbar Puncture test and one result came back, CSF protein 46...what does this count mean?
Lumbar puncture results: Multiple IgG oligoclonal bands detected in CSF and serum, most bands unique to CSF. IgG value 9.43, range 6 - 15 Is this MS?
Does mild Papilledema mean my VP shunt isnt working properly? I had high csf pressure a few months ago but a lumbar puncture drained it out
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
