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. 2020 Jun 3;10(6):339. doi: 10.3390/brainsci10060339

Table 4.

Clinical features of the study population by cause of active infection.

Patients with Active Parvovirus Infection (n = 15) Patients with Other Active Viral Infection (n = 12) p Value
Temperature, °C 38.0 (37.4–38.3) 38.0 (37.5–38.1) 0.2848
Headache 15 (100%) 8 (66.7%) 0.0142 *
Headache severity score 9.00 (7.50–9.50) 7.50 (6.25–9.00) 0.0142 *
Fatigue 14 (93.3%) 7 (58.3%) 0.0299 *
Disorientation 9 (60.0%) 1 (8.3%) 0.0043 *
Difficulties to concentrate 10 (66.7%) 32 (25.0%) 0.0316 *
Nuchal rigidity 11 (73.3%) 6 (54.5%) 0.3395
Kernig’s sign 5 (33.3%) 1 (9.1%) 0.1593
Photophobia 5 (33.3%) 2 (16.7%) 0.3451
Phonophobia 5 (33.3%) 2 (16.7%) 0.3451
Myalgia 4 (26.7%) 0 (0.0%) 0.0553

Data are the median (interquartile range) for continuous data and n (%) evaluable for categorical data. n—number of cases; *—statistically significant.