Table 1 General clinical features
Characteristics | autoimmune encephalitis cases (n = 64) | non autoimmune encephalitis cases (n = 31) |
|---|---|---|
Age of onset (yr) | Mean 36.24, Median 29 (14–76) | Mean 35.87, Median 39 (9–65) |
Gender (M/F) | 29/35 | 20/11 |
Course (d) | Mean 70.68, Median 27.5 (3–540) | Mean 51, Median 14 (1–360) |
Fever (n) | 29 | 13 |
Cognitive impair (n) | 47 | 13 |
Memory deficits (n) | 41 | 12 |
Seizure (n) | 53 | 17 |
Psychiatric symptoms (n) | 50 | 10 |
Movement disorder or dyskinesia (n) | 26 | 3 |
Speech dysfunction (n) | 23 | 10 |
central hypoventilation (n) | 8 | 0 |
Autonomic dysfunction (n) | 15 | 3 |
Decreased level of consciousness (n) | 22 | 6 |
Ataxia (n) | 1 | 0 |
Ophthalmoplegia (n) | 1 | 1 |