Table 4.
Results of paraclinical tests of definitec AE and IE patients during week 1 of hospital admission.
| Diagnostic group | Pleocytosis n (%) | Total CSF cell count per μl (median; range) | OCB positive and/or i.th. IgG-synthesis (%) | Pathology in EEG n (%) | Pathology on MRI n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autoimmune encephalitis | 8 (47) | 33 (5; 200) | 35 | 14 (82) | 8 (47) |
| Infectious encephalitis | 32 (94) | 86 (7; 705) | 35 | 23 (68) | 17 (50) |
| p-value | 0.0001 | 0.005 |
Results differing significantly between the two diagnostic groups are shaded in gray. P-values of these comparisons are given at the bottom of the table. For total CSF cell count, only those patients showing a pleocytosis (i.e., ≥ 5 cells/μl) were considered.