Table 4.

Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in patients with Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Variables	Early LNB (all patients)	Cranial neuropathies*	Encephalitis*	Myelitis*	Late LNB
Pleocytosis, cellsx106/l, median (IQR); min–max; N	112 (57.75–238.25); 12–867; N = 100	117 (69–260.75); 19–867; N = 56	400 (93–589); 45–613; N = 9	682.50 (592–0); 592–973; N = 2	230; 135–305; N = 3
Lymphocytes %, median (IQR); min–max; N	97.5 (92–100); (10–100); N = 98	97 (90–100); 10–100; N = 55	98 (80.50–100); 65–100; N = 5	51 (10–92); N = 2	90; 21–97; N = 3
Protein, g/l, median (IQR); min–max; N	1.10 (0.70–1.65); 0.33–6.09	1.23 (0.71–1.69); 0.36–6.09; N = 56	1.3 (0.84–4.29); 0.70–6.09; N = 9	3.41; 1.05–5.77; N = 2	3.3; 1.8–6.47; N = 3
Glucose, mmol/l, median (IQR); min–max; N	3.04 (2.60–3.44); 0.40–5.50	3 (2.58–3.50); 0.4–4.38; N = 55	2.9 (2.21–3.73); 1.60–5.50; N = 9	2.03; 0.4–3.65; N = 2	2.6; 1.88–3.1; N = 3
Intrathecal synthesis of B. burgdorferi s.l. N (%)
IgM	60/95 (63.2)	34/52 (65.4)	4/9 (44.4)	1/2 (50)	1/3 (33.3)
IgG	79/98 (77.6)	45/55 (81.8)	8/9 (88.9)	1/2 (50)	3/3 (100)
Either IgM or IgG, or both	92/100 (92)	52/56 (92.9)	9/9 (100)	2/2 (100)	3/3 (100)

*Patients with early LNB.

LNB Lyme neuroborreliosis, IQR interquartile range.

Normal values: protein (g/l) 0.15–0.45;