Oligoclonal banding

[TerriK]

Hi..

Has anyone else out there had a lumbar puncture that came back with oligoclonal bands? My original dx was atypical MS, because my LP came back with 3 bands and elevated protein. The Mayo clinic docs told me CFS/Fibro though, mostly because my scans are clear. Just wondering how many CFS patients typically have oligoclonal bands.

Thanks!

Terri

 

[JT1024]

Hi Terri,

I'm attaching a link that describes/explains oligoclonal bands in CSF (cerebrospinal fluid): http://www.clinlabnavigator.com/Tests/OligoclonalBandsinCSF.html

CFS/FM is not mentioned in the link.

I did come across additional interesting information regarding the similarities between MS and ME/CFS. Here is the link: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Fibromyalgia---CFS/ME-CFS-vs-MS/show/760781

This stuff is not fun at all. ~ JT

 

[TerriK]

Thanks so much for your response, JT. I had found the first link stumbling around the net I my own, but not the second. That one led back to a site that compared and contrasted ME vrs MS... wow...

The neuro doc at the Mayo clinic was completely unconcerned about these test results; told me I could " forget about them". Yeah, wouldn't THAT be nice!

Anyways, thanks again for the quick response to my post; I'm new here and have been more of a lurker