Table 2.

p values for group comparisons in the analysis of covariance of serum NFL with age as a covariate (Fig. 3). The comparison was calculated at the approximate mean age = 50

Group comparisons	p value
Enc vs. HZ	0.850
Enc vs. ONS	0.137
Enc vs. RHS*	0.028
Enc vs. Men*	< 0.001
Enc vs. HC*	< 0.001
HZ vs. ONS	0.138
HZ vs. RHS*	0.023
HZ vs. Men*	< 0.001
HZ vs. HC*	< 0.001
ONS vs. RHS	0.691
ONS vs. Men*	0.021
ONS vs. HC*	0.010
RHS vs. Men*	0.032
RHS vs. HC*	0.013
Men vs. HC	0.773

Enc encephalitis, HC healthy controls, HZ herpes zoster controls, Men meningitis, NFL neurofilament light chain, ONS other neurological symptoms, RHS Ramsay Hunt syndrome

*Statistically significant