Table 1.
Characteristics for patients in the five groups studied
| BM | VM | MS | GBS | OND | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 15 | 14 | 40 | 14 | 20 | |
| mean age in years (STD) | 46.2 (17.0) | 41.7 (16.3) | 41.2 (11.4) | 60.3 (18.1) | 39.9 (12.5) | 0.012 |
| females (%) | 5 (33.3) | 6 (42.9) | 27 (67.5) | 2 (14.3) | 11 (55.0) | 0.007 |
| CSF WCC/μl (mean, STD) | 1612.3 (2042.0) | 170.8 (124.0) | 9.0 (9.1) | 6.1 (6.4) | 1.9 (1.7) | < 0.001 |
| IgG-index (mean, STD) | 0.7 (0.1) | 0.5 (0.1) | 1.2 (0.7) | 0.5 (0.1) | 0.5 (0.2) | < 0.001 |
| oligoclonal IgG bands (%) | nd | nd | 97.5 | nd | nd | |
| Qalb (mean, STD) | 50.8 (40.8) | 17.7 (8.5) | 5.6 (2.5) | 13.1 (9.2) | 6.7 (3.6) | < 0.001 |
| CSF/serum glucose ratio (mean, STD) | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.7 (0.2) | 0.7 (0.2) | 0.8 (0.4) | 0.7 (0.1) | < 0.001 |
| protein (mg/dl, mean, STD) | 354.9 (383.8) | 116.2 (44.3) | 43.0 (15.1) | 76.1 (51.7) | 38.4 (10.7) | < 0.001 |
| CRP serum (mg/dl, mean, STD) | 12.5 (11.2) | 0.9 (1.4) | 0.3 (0.7) | 2.0 (3.8) | 0.4 (0.5) | < 0.001 |
BM, bacterial meningitis; VM, viral meningoencephalitis; MS, multiple sclerosis; GBS, Guillain-Barré syndrome; OND, other non-inflammatory neurological diseases; STD, standard deviation; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; WCC, white cell count; Qalb, CSF/serum albumin quotient.