Correlation of CSF B cells with other inflammatory parameters.

<p><b>1</b> data are shown as median (range), p-value: groups were compared using <b>2</b> Mann-Whitney U test or <b>3</b> Spearmans nonparametric correlations.</p><p>Abbreviations: MRI Gd+ lesions = presence of gadolinium-enhancing lesions on T1-weighted MRI (neg = negative, pos = positive), MRI T2 lesions = number of lesions on T2-weighted MRI, Q-Alb = albumin quotient, OCB = oligoclonal bands, MMP = matrix metalloproteinase, R = Spearman's correlation coefficient, ns = statistically not significant.