Table 1. Demographic data and basic cerebrospinal fluid findings.
| N (Male/Female) | Age (Years) | CSF cell count (/µl) | CSF protein (mg/l) | Qalb (×0.001) | CSF lactate (mmol/l) | OCB (%) | |
| MS | 20 (7/13) | 35 (30–40) | 7 (2–12) | 490 (462–578) | 5.85 (5.05–7.05) | 1.7 (1.5–1.8) | 18 of 20 (90.00) |
| CIS | 77 (32/45) | 34 (24–43) | 4 (2–11) | 409 (345–549) | 5.1 (3.9–6.3) | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) | 61 of 77 (79.22) |
| B-CNS-I | 10 (5/5) | 61 (39–72) | 1980 (107–3100) | 3425 (1200–4300) | 58.1 (38.2–90.2) | 7.9 (3.1–11.1) | 1 of 10 (10.00) |
| NB | 17 (11/6) | 58 (31–68) | 80 (48–184) | 1080 (859–1430) | 13.6 (9.6–17.1) | 2 (1.6–2) | 14 of 17 (82.35) |
| V-CNS-I | 10 (9/1) | 44 (26–63) | 176 (54–263) | 794 (684–1412) | 11.75 (9.3–21.8) | 2 (1.6–3) | 2 of 10 (20.00) |
| NIND | 77 (44/33) | 54 (44–67) | 1 (1–2) | 576 (406–765) | 7.1 (5–10.4) | 1.8 (1.6–2.1) | 0 of 77 (0) |
Data are shown as the median and IQR. Abbreviations: B-CNS-I bacterial central nervous system infections, CIS clinically isolated syndrome, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, MS multiple sclerosis, NB neuroborreliosis, NIND non-inflammatory neurological diseases, OCB oligoclonal IgG bands, V-CNS-I viral central nervous system infections.