Table 2:

Demographic, clinical, and MRI characteristics of patients with cortical lesions at the study entry

Pt #	Age	Gender	Years of MS	EDSS	MS type	T1 Les Volume (cm³)	T2 Les Volume (cm³)	CELs	BPF	CLs(A)	CLs(B)
1	35.2	Male	9	5.5	SP	4.4	12.5	0	0.77	0	2
2	35.7	Male	3.4	0	RR	0.8	19.2	6	0.78	1	6
3	35.8	Male	4.7	1.5	RR	1.4	12.1	0	0.78	3	7
4	36.9	Female	15.4	2.5	RR	1.6	16.9	NA	0.81	1	7
5	50.3	Female	8.9	6	SP	2.4	15.2	4	0.82	0	10
6	48.6	Female	24	2.5	RR	4.1	42.2	2	0.77	2	3
7	42.7	Female	0.3	1.5	RR	0.1	2.6	1	0.82	0	3
8	41.2	Female	25.2	4.5	SP	1.2	18.6	1	0.77	1	5
9	48.3	Female	6.1	2.5	SP^*	2.5	68.3	26	0.76	5	1
10	26.5	Female	13	6	SP	7.5	25.6	0	0.76	2	0
11	56.6	Female	18.9	6.5	SP	1.4	6.3	2	0.68	1	7
12	22.3	Male	2	3	RR	4.2	44.70	3	0.81	4	13
13	35.7	Female	11.9	5	SP	0.2	1.2	0	0.82	0	2

Note:—MS indicates multiple sclerosis; RR, relapsing-remitting; SP, secondary-progressive; EDSS, expanded disability status scale; CEL, contrast-enhancing lesion; CL, cortical lesion; BPF, brain parenchymal fraction; NA, not available; Les, lesion.
* Relapsing-progressive MS.