Table 1.
Number of CSF samples related to group of diseases, patient age and sex
| Group of diseases | Patients n |
Age, years Range (median) |
Sex f:m (percentage) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 364 | 17–85 (51) | 178:186 (49:51) |
| MS/CIS | 76 | 17–78 (41) | 50:26 (66:34) |
| OIND - infectious | 12 | 27–78 (46) | 8:4 (67:33) |
| OIND - autoimmune | 54 | 18–79 (48) | 29:25 (54:46) |
| Tumor | 18 | 28–84 (64,5) | 5:13 (28:72) |
| NIND | 167 | 20–85 (60) | 69:98 (41:59) |
| NND | 35 | 18–81 (41) | 17:18 (49:51) |
| Unspecified | 2 | 20, 55 | 0:2 (0:100) |
MS multiple sclerosis, CIS clinical isolated syndrome, OIND other inflammatory neurological disease, NIND non-inflammatory neurological disease, NND non-neurological disease