oligoclonal bands in the cerebrospinal fluid

Oligoclonal bands implies, in the absence of oligoclonal bands in the blood, intrathecal production of immunoglobulin. It may therefore be caused by:

sarcoid
multiple sclerosis
systemic lupus erythematosus
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
subarachnoid haemorrhage
neurosyphilis
CNS lymphoma

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