Table 3.

The CSF and neuroimaging results of 12 children.

No.	CSF protein	CSF WBC (109/L)	CSF Autoimmune encephalitis antibody	CSF NGS	Other pathogens	Neuroimaging results
1	-	-	-	-	Negative	Bilateral thalamus (CT)
2	-	-	-	-	Negative	Bilateral thalamus, intracerebral sac (MRI)
3	1,055	0.001	Negative	Negative	Negative	Bilateral basal ganglia, thalamus, periventricular, brainstem, cerebellum (MRI)
4	273	0.002	Negative	Negative	Negative	Bilateral thalamus, cerebellum (MRI)
5	-	-	-	-	Negative	Bilateral basal ganglia, thalamus, brainstem, brain hemispheres, cerebellum (CT)
6	-	-	-	-	Negative	Bilateral thalamus (CT)
7	-	-	-	-	Negative	Bilateral thalamus, basal ganglia, brainstem, brain hemispheres, cerebellum (MRI)
8	-	-	-	-	Negative	Bilateral thalamus, basal ganglia, brainstem, brain hemispheres, cerebellum (CT)
9	1,144	0.002	Negative	Negative	Negative	Bilateral cerebellum, brainstem, thalamus, basal ganglia (MRI)
10	-	-	-	-	Negative	Diffuse cerebral edema (CT)
11	371	0.003	Negative	Negative	Negative	Bilateral radiating crowns, thalamus, basal ganglia, periventricular, brainstem (MRI)
12	2,635	0.008	Negative	Negative	Negative	Bilateral thalamus, basal ganglia, brainstem, brain hemispheres, cerebellum (MRI)