Table 3

Investiagation of demyelinating diseases in 24 ONM Brazilian patients

MethodNeuro image criteriaNumber of patientsResults ONM patients
Paty V, normal or other lesions; IV, one lesion only; III, possible MS; II, suggestive of MS; I, strongly suggestive of MS.
CranialNormal
CT scan3Cases 18, 22, 23
Brain MRIPaty's criteria
Paty V – normal13Cases 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 20, 24
Paty V – other diseases2Case 15: porencephalic frontal area
Case 21: large lesions at brain and brainstem – ADEM
Paty IV – 1 lesion2Cases 1 and 7
Paty III – 2 lesions (1 periventricular)0
Paty II – 3 lesions or 2 lesion (1 periventricular)3Cases 3, 9, 17
Paty I – 4 lesions or 3 lesions (1 periventricular)1Case 13