Table 3 CSF and MRI characteristics with low versus high Rankin Scores at the final of the follow up
From: Idiopathic acute transverse myelitis: outcome and conversion to multiple sclerosis in a large series
Outcome Rankin | p | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
<2 | ≥2 | |||
N (%) | 51 (60) | 34 (40) | 85 (100) | |
CSF (mean, SD) | ||||
Glucose, mmol/L | 3.5 (1.1) | 4 (1) | 0.035 | 3.7 (n:78) |
Cell count, n/mm3 | 8.9 (24.1) | 27.8 (125.4) | 0.321 | 16.5 (n:77) |
Protein, g/L | 0.4 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.389 | 0.5 (n:78) |
OCB+, n (%) | 12/40 (30) | 3/20 (15) | 0.343 | 15/60 (25) |
IgG index >0.7, n (%) | 8/33 (24.2) | 5 /22 (22.7) | 0.581 | 13/ 55 (23.6) |
MRI | ||||
Vertebral segments, n, mean (SD) | 1.7 (1.9) | 3.8 (3.3) | 0.003 | 2.5 (2.8) |
LETM (%) | (9.8) | 21 (61.8) | <0.001 a | 26 (30.6) |
GD+, n (%) | 14/30 (46.6) | 8/21 (38.1) | 0.800 | 22/51 (43.1) |
Time onset-MRI, Mean (SD), d | 9.84 (7.2) | 8.37 (7.5) | 0.408 | 9.26 (7.3) |