Table 2.
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| Clinical features | Patients (number) | Cells/μl | Lactate (mmol/l) | Protein (mg/l) | Albumin ratio | Intrathecal synthesis (no) | OCB (number) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgM | IgG | IgA | |||||||
| All patients | 68 | 164 (2–1025) | 2.3 (1.2–5.3) | 1034 (312–3905) | 16.3 (3.7–65.9) | 50/68 | 32/68 | 22/68 | 61/68 |
| Cranial nerve palsy | 34 | 164 (8–1025) | 2.3 (1.3–4) | 946 (312–3558) | 15.8 (3.7–59.4) | 27/34 | 17/34 | 9/34 | 30/34 |
| Facial nerve palsy | 29 | 165 (8–1025) | 2.4 (1.3–4) | 960 (312–3160) | 15.8 (3.7–59.4) | 24/29 | 16/29 | 8/29 | 25/29 |
| Isolated facial nerve palsy | 11 | 163 (8–1025) | 1.9 (1.3–2.9) | 587 (312–1800) | 10.5 (3.7–27.4) | 8/11 | 6/11 | 2/11 | 10/11 |
| + Radiculitis | 8 | 117 (52–777) | 2.5 (1.9–3.5) | 1348 (489–2235) | 21.5 (6.9–42.1) | 8/8 | 6/8 | 3/8 | 8/8 |
| + Meningitis | 6 | 408 (120–720) | 2.4 (1.9–2.8) | 1233 (329–1490) | 17.9 (5.6–21.2) | 5/6 | 2/6 | 3/6 | 4/6 |
| + Radiculitis + meningitis | 4 | (65, 382, 388, 767) | (1.5, 2, 3.4, 4) | (960, 1018, 1611, 3160) | (14, 15.8, 24.8, 59.4) | 3/4 | 2/4 | 0/4 | 3/4 |
| Oculomotor nerve palsy | 5 | 155 (9–700) | (2.7, 1.8, 1.7, nd, nd) | 703 (537–3558) | 10.6 (5.9–51.2) | 3/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| Isolated oculomotor nerve palsy | 2 | (9, 155) | (1.7, nd) | (568, 3558) | (10.6, 51.2) | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 2/2 |
| + Meningitis / radiculitis | 3 | (27,198, 700) | (1.8, 2.7, nd) | (537, 703, 1320) | (5.9, 9.3, 20.7) | 2/3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 3/3 |
| Radiculitis | 17 | 195 (2–800) | 2.1 (1.3–4.1) | 1315 (411–3600) | 20 (5.2–63.8) | 11/17 | 4/17 | 3/17 | 15/17 |
| Isolated radiculitis | 14 | 200 (2–703) | 2.1 (1.3–3.7) | 1135 (411–3600) | 17.8 (5.2–62.8) | 10/14 | 3/14 | 2/14 | 12/14 |
| + Meningitis | 3 | 52, 348, 800 | 2, 3, 4.1 | 1315, 2334, 2471 | 21.6, 18.6, 41.8 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 3/3 |
| Encephalitis | 8 | 40 (8–494) | 2.6 (1.2–4.1) | 1046 (427–3905) | 15.3 (8.4–65.9) | 7/8 | 7/8 | 6/8 | 8/8 |
| Chronic course | 5 | 62 (8–140) | 3 (1.6–4.1) | 1220 (583–3905) | 18.4 (8.5–65.9) | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| Acute / subacute onset | 3 | (13, 17, 494) | (1.2, 1.6, 4.1) | (427, 639, 3290) | (8.4, 11.7, 52.3) | 3/3 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Myelitis | 5 | 175 (120–738) | 3.4 (2.3–5.3) | 1515 (977–3090) | 25.9 (14.5–51.5) | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 |
| Meningitis | 4 | (136, 211, 260, 328) | (1.8, 2.5, 2.9, 3.2) | (643, 677, 749, 1985) | (8.7, 8.8, 11.9, 27.1) | 2/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 3/4 |