Table 2.

CSF characteristics before and after intravenous methylprednisolone boluses (1g/day for 5 days)

CSF characteristics	Before corticosteroid treatment (day 23 of hospitalisation)	1 week after corticosteroid treatment (day 35 of hospitalisation)
Appearance	Clear	Clear
Leucocytes/mm3	120	46
Monocytes (%)	98	91
Polymorphonuclears (%)	2	9
Red blood cells/mm3	3	2400*
Glucose (mg/dL)	51	55
Proteins (g/L)	1.25	0.53
ADA (U/L)	13.7	9.5
Oligoclonal bands	8 IgG bands	Not determined

*Traumatic puncture.

CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.