Table 1.
Nr | Gender | Age | Symptoms | MB | LH | SS | Gado | Time LP | WBC | Protein | OCB | Treatment Effect |
1 | F | 65 | seizure, cognitive deficit | +++ | 0 | 0 | NP | 44 weeks | <3 | 0.45 | No | No / |
2 | F | 80 | confusion, aphasia, cognitive deficit | +++ | 0 | 0 | Mild lepto | 6 weeks | <3 | 0.28 | No | CS + |
3 | F | 70 | seizure, aphasia, cognitive deficit | 3 | 2 | FSS | Mild lepto | 2 weeks | 6 | 1.09 | Yes | CS + |
4 | M | 55 | headache, cognitive and visual deficit | +++ | 0 | 0 | Mild lepto | 2 weeks | <3 | 0.54 | No | CS/AZT/CPM + |
5 | F | 78 | apathy, gait disturb, confusion, cognitive deficit | +++ | 0 | DSS | No | 2 weeks | <3 | 1.12 | NP | CS + |
6 | F | 76 | confusion, apathy, left neglect | +++ | 0 | 0 | No | 10 weeks | <3 | 0.31 | No | CS + |
7 | M | 71 | apathy, confusion | +++ | 0 | FSS | Mild lepto | 4 weeks | <3 | 0.77 | NP | CS + |
8 | M | 66 | confusion | +++ | 0 | FSS | No | 3 weeks | <3 | 0.43 | NP | CS + |
9 | M | 68 | transient aphasia and faciobrachial paresthesias | +++ | 0 | FSS | Mild lepto | 0.5 week | <3 | 0.62 | No | No / |
Nr, patient number; MB, number of microbleeds; LH, lobar hemorrhage; SS, superficial siderosis; Gado, gadolinium enhancement on MRI; Time LP, delay between symptom onset and performance of lumbar puncture; WBC, number of white blood cells/mm3 in CSF; Protein, protein level (g/L) in CSF; OCB, oligoclonal bands; +++, innumerable (>25 microbleeds); FSS, focal superficial siderosis (superficial siderosis restricted to 3 or fewer sulci); DSS, disseminated superficial siderosis (superficial siderosis affecting at least 4 sulci); NP, not performed; Mild lepto, mild leptomeningeal enhancement; CS, corticosteroids; AZT, azathioprine; CPM, cyclophosphamide.