Performance of PML diagnostic criteria in natalizumab-associated PML: data from the Dutch-Belgian cohort

Objective To test the current progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) diagnostic criteria by applying them to patients previously diagnosed with natalizumab (NTZ)-associated PML in a real-world clinical setting. Methods Patients from the Dutch-Belgian NTZ-PML cohort (n=28) were reviewed at the time of first diagnostic work-up and during follow-up, using the PML diagnostic criteria as proposed in a consensus statement from the American Academy of Neurology. Results At first diagnostic work-up, 18 patients (64.3%) met the criteria for high diagnostic certainty for PML (‘definite PML’ or... Mehr ...