TABLE 4.

Percentage of eosinophils in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples of 18 patients with baylisascariasis^a

Patient no.b	% eosinophils on indicated day after initial evaluationc
	0	1	2	3	5	6	7	10	14	15	17	29	30	37	57	65	76	106	118
1	49				80					34						100
2	68
3	NR								50		80
5	60						52
7	High	85		89				62			71
9	6d
10	54		73									4		6
11	4												19		13		5	67
12	6		7
13	32								26
14	37				42
15	23			54					33
16	55
18	30																		7
19	49		39
20	40
21	29					46					19
22	24

^aNR, not reported.

^bSee Table 1 for patient characteristics.

^cDay 0, initial evaluation.

^d3.5 years after initial signs.