Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients

	Values
N	118
Males	73, 61.9%
Females	45, 38.1%
Age (years)	Median 54, range 11–83
11–50	44, 37.3%
> 50–70	60, 50.8%
> 70	14, 11.9%
Time from first symptoms to diagnosis	Median 28 days, range 7 days to 3 years
< 3 months	78.8%
< 1 month	57.5%
Initial symptoms and positive signs
Headache, dizziness, and nausea	51.1%
Limb dysfunction	47.7%
Memory loss	13.9%
Visual impairment	12.8%
Barylalia	12.8%
Somnolence	8.1%
Fatigue	5.8%
Slow response	4.6%
Cerebellar symptom	4.6%
Psychiatric symptoms	2.3%