Table 1.

The relative number of dead/dying C17.2 cells^a which detached from plate surface after 24-h incubation with 10 μl of CSF from live (L) and deceased (D) patients

Headache L	Meningitis L	SLE L	Drug overdose D	NP-SLE D
3125	3125	12500	6250	43750

^aAssessed by Trypan blue exclusion after ~2×10⁴ cells/0.5 ml were grown for 48 h on 18-mm glass cover slips coated with 0.1% poly-L-Ornithine in DMEM.