Oligoclonal banding is just another way to determine if the patient has
indeed an MS dx.
>From my ream of downloaded pages:
(http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~abarnes/Gloss.html) (1-7-99)
(MS Medical Glossary, 18 pages, worth printing a copy).)
Oligoclonal bands are accumulations in the spinal fluid of excessive
amounts of limited classes of antibodies.
For more info on Oligoconal Banding check:
http://www.arup-lab.com/ug/JULY1529.htm
Page 2 lists the various chemicals involved in this test.
Also of interest:
http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case59/micro.html
.......hope this helps, Robert