Table 1 Study participants and routine CSF analysisa
From: Neuroinflammation in Lyme neuroborreliosis affects amyloid metabolism
Group | N | M/F | Age years | Disease durationb | CSF monocytes ×106/L | CSF albumin ratio | CSF albumin (mg/l) mean (range) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cross-sectional study | ||||||||||
Controls | 22 | 9/13 | 44 (25-67) | - | 1 (1 - 34) | 4.65 (2.7-10.5) | 222 (83 - 411) | |||
LNB with facial palsy | 19 | 11/8 | 42 (8 - 72) | 21 | 136 (14 - 534) | 16.3c (3.8-49.9) | 861c (166 - 2850) | |||
Bell's palsy | 42 | 18/24 | 36 (16-70) | 5 | 2 (1 - 39) | 4.7d (2.3-11.5) | 206d (114 - 569) | |||
Follow-up study | ||||||||||
Controls | 10 | 6/4 | 63 (51-70) | - | Missing data | 6.4 (4.7-10.1) | 302 (192 - 579) | |||
Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | |||||
LNB | 26 | 17/9 | 49 (12-74) | 28 | 105 (14-590) | 12 (2-21) | 15c (5.7-49.3) | 6.1e (4.7-13.6) | 816c (267-2180) | 322e (146-707) |