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Table 2 Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis of the reported cases

From: Characteristics of Lyme optic neuritis: a case report of Lyme associated bilateral optic neuritis and systematic review of the literature

Cases

CSF protein

CSF cell count

Cruz, et al. (2020) [18]

Elevated (185.4 mg/dL)

Elevated white cell count (177 cells/mL)

lymphocytic predominance

Jha, et al. (2018) [19]

Normal

Normal

Wang, et al.(2017) [20]

Normal

Elevated (20 red cells, 2 white cells)

Burakgazi and Henderson (2016) [21]

Elevated (55 mg/dL)

Normal

Tzoukeva, et al. (2014) [22]

Not performed

Not performed

Qureshi, et al. (2016) [23]

Elevated (94 mg/dL)

Elevated white cell counts (288 white cells) lymphocytic predominance (98%)

McVeigh and Vakros (2012) [24]

Unreported

Elevated

Blanc, et al.(2010) [25]

Elevated (0.49 g/l)

Normal

Blanc, et al.(2010) [25]

Elevated (0.64 g/l)

Normal

Santino, et al. (2009) [26]

Elevated

Elevated white cell count

lymphocytic predominance

Krim, et al. (2007) [27]

Elevated (1.11 g/l)

Elevated white cell count (21 /mm3)

lymphocytic predominance (95%)