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Table 4 Comparison of Serum Analysis between AQP4 (−) NEBLs patients and AQP4 (+) NEBLs patients

From: Clinical, radiographic characteristics and immunomodulating changes in neuromyelitis optica with extensive brain lesions

Variable

AQP4(−) NEBLs patients (n=16)

AQP4(+) NEBLs patients (n=37)

P values

Serum analysis

   

 CRP (mg/l)

1.81 ± 0.65

3.01 ± 1.01

0.371

 ESR (mm/H)

17.19 ± 2.22

15.24 ± 12.24

0.57

 C3 (g/l)

1.16 ± 0.20

1.14 ± 0.30

0.838

 C4 (g/l)

0.29 ± 0.16

0.22 ± 0.07

0.772

 CH50 (U/ml)

49.50 ± 10.30

44.43 ± 11.52

0.136

  1. AQP4 (−) anti-aquaporin-4 antibody negative; AQP4 (+) = anti-aquaporin-4 antibody positive EBLs = neuromyelitis optica with extensive brain lesions; NEBLs = neuromyelitis optica without extensive brain lesions; AQP4 aquaporin-4.
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