Table 1.

Results of cerebrospinal fluid examination and magnetic resonance image of 14 patients with nonacute NB

Patient number	CSF pressure (mm H2O)	CSF cell count/mm3 (lymphocytes %)	CSF protein (mg/dl)	CSF/blood glucose level (mg/dl)	CSF-IgG	24 h IgG synthesis rate	OB	Imaging findings
1	150	92 (95)	255	20/94	79.0	63.45	+	MRI–cranial: Patchy abnormal signal in anterior horn of lateral ventricle
2	155	335 (99)	289	17/157	79.0	375.7.0	+	MRI–cranial: Meningeal reinforcement MRI–spine: Spinal meningeal reinforcement in cervical segment, abnormal signal between T9 and conus medullaris
3	210	76 (96)	136	25/111	35.0	121	+	MRI–cranial: Abnormal signal in cortex and subcortical white matter of frontal temporal and insula lobes
4	260	22 (82)	108	30/78	11.4	32.63	+	MRI–cranial: Abnormal signal in cortex and subcortical white matter of frontal temporal and insula lobes
5	140	78 (99)	240	23/122	66.4	136.58	+	MRI–cranial: Lesion in subcortical white matter of left frontal and parietal lobes, lesion in right parietal lobe
6	290	3 (–)	234	14/109	35.0	70.78	+	MRI–cranial: Hydrocephalus, leptomeningeal reinforcement
7	60	65 (98)	400	22/93	172.0	415.90	+	MRI–cranial: Ventriculomegaly; meningeal reinforcement in brainstem and upper cervical spinal cord
8	180	360 (90)	248	32/101	None	None	None	MRI–cranial: Normal
9	210	136 (93)	196	17/90	None	None	None	MRI–cranial: Normal
10	290	155 (80)	185	37/97	None	None	None	None
11	150	50 (90)	122	27/88	None	None	None	MRI–cranial: Abnormal signal in subcortical white matter of frontal parietal lobes and bilateral corona radiata
12	240	10 (–)	255	33/80	None	None	None	MRI–cranial: Normal
13	130	79 (90)	115	25/113	49.0	179.60	+	MRI–cranial: Normal
14	165	48 (98)	131	47/164	67.3	267	+	MRI–cranial: Dura thickening reinforcement of bilateral frontal temporal lobes, occipital slope and tentorium cerebelli

NB: Neurobrucellosis; CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid; OB: Oligoclonal bands; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging.