Table 1. Results of cerebrospinal fluid analysis from the patients described, except Patients 3 and 4 who did not undergo lumbar puncture.
Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 | Patient 7 | Patient 8 | Patient 9 | |
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Time since symptom onset | <1 week | 3 weeks | 3 weeks | 5 months | <1 week | 2 weeks | <1 week |
RBC*, tube 1 → 4 | NR* | 35 → 51 | 30 → 3 | 21 → 1 | 1298 → 8 | 0 → 0 | 1179 → 48 |
WBC*, tube 1 → 4 | NR → 45 | 73 → 41 | 7 → 14 | 3 → 0 | 16 → 38 | 0 → 0 | 1 → 0 |
% lymphocytes | 92 | 97 | 80 | 88 | 66 | ||
CSF* glucose | NR | 53 | 119 | 68 | 64 | 56 | 56 |
Peripheral glucose | NR | 65 | 227 | NR | 114 | 94 | 108 |
CSF total protein (mg/dL) | 104 | 112 | 76 | 38 | 78 | 30 | 47 |
*RBC = red blood cell (cells/mm3), WBC = white blood cell (cells/mm3), NR = not reported, CSF = cerebrospinal fluid.