Table 1 Demographic data
From: Autoimmune causes of encephalitis syndrome in Thailand: prospective study of 103 patients
Demographic data | Unknown cause (53) | Immune-mediated cause (25) | Infectious cause (25) |
|---|---|---|---|
Category: meningoencephalitis | 1(2%) | 0 | 2(8%) |
   : encephalitis | 41(77%) | 20(80%) | 21(84%) |
   : myelitis | 7(13%) | 3(12%) | 1(4%) |
   : encephalomyelitis | 3(6%) | 0 | 1(4%) |
   : encephalomyeloradiculitis | 1(2%) | 1(4%) | 0 |
   : myeloradiculitis | 0 | 1(4%) | 0 |
Age range: 0–15 yr | 4(8%) | 4(16%) | 3(12%) |
   : 16–60 yr | 40(76%) | 15(60%) | 17(68%) |
   : 61–90 yr | 9(16%) | 6(24%) | 5(20%) |
Male: female | 32: 21 | 8: 17 | 12: 13 |
Underlying diseases | Â | Â | Â |
• Normal | 38(72%) | 15(60%) | 19(76%) |
• Malignancy | 3(6%) | 1(4%) | 0 |
• HIV seropositive | 2(4%) | 0 | 4(16%) |
• Autoimmune disease | 1(2%) | 5(20%) | 1(4%) |
• Diabetes mellitus | 3(6%) | 2(8%) | 1(4%) |
• Hematologic disease | 0 | 1(4%) | 0 |