Table 4.
The median, quartile (in parentheses), and extreme [in brackets] values of the cerebrospinal fluid parameters in the retrospectively analyzed group of 240 patients with tick-borne encephalitis virus infection dependent on the clinical presentation
| Examination I | Examination II1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleocytosis (cells/μl) |
Neutrophil count (cells/μl) |
Protein (mg/dl) | Albumin (mg/dl) | Q alb | Pleocytosis (cells/μl) |
Neutrophil count (cells/μl) |
Protein (mg/dl) | Albumin (mg/dl) | |
| Total (n = 240) |
79 (49–138) [15–837] |
14 (6–35) [0–458] |
61 (49–77) [21–168] |
43 (35–53) [15–99] |
0.10 (0.08–0.13) [0.06–0.21] |
43 (30–64) [9–174] |
0 (0–1) [0–89] |
58 (45–76) [19–209] |
40 (30–54) [12–169] |
| M (n = 114) |
80 (51–146) [16–815] |
14 (6–34) [0–353] |
59 (46–70) [21–121] |
42 (33–50) [15–97] |
0.09 (0.08–0.11) [0.06–0.17] |
43 (24–57) [10–174] |
0 (0–1) [0–89] |
57 (43–73) [19–205] |
38 (29–50) [12–165] |
| ME (n = 110) |
77 (44–120) [15–837] |
14 (5–27) [0–458] |
64 (49–80) [27–168] |
41 (35–54) [17–99] |
0.10 (0.09–0.13) [0.07–0.21] |
47b (34–71) [11–140] |
0.38 (0–1) [0–23] |
58 (47–80) [20–209] |
40 (31–57) [12–169] |
| MEM (n = 16) |
98 (52–256) [34–475] |
34a (13–82) [3–366] |
74b (63–87) [50–108] |
53b (43–66) [33–71] |
0.20 | 22c (17–35) [9–59] |
0.25 (0–2) [0–2] |
81a (68–126) [47–203] |
51b (41–87) [31–135] |
M meningitis, ME meningoencephalitis, MEM meningoencephalomyelitis, Qalb CSF/serum albumin quotient (data available in a subgroup of 36 patients: 18 with M, 17 with ME, and one with MEM)
1Full data available in 166 patients of the cohort
aSignificantly higher than in M and ME groups
bSignificantly higher than in M group
cSignificantly lower than in M and ME groups