Symptoms
|
Headache, no. (%)
|
57 (74.0)
|
24 (77.4)
|
0.713
|
Fever, no. (%)
|
48 (62.3)
|
19 (61.3)
|
0.919
|
Seizure, no. (%)
|
5 (6.5)
|
3 (9.7)
|
0.687
|
Dizziness, no. (%)
|
1 (1.3)
|
1 (3.2)
|
0.494
|
Ataxia, no. (%)
|
3 (3.9)
|
1 (3.2)
|
1
|
Unconsciousness, no. (%)
|
11 (14.3)
|
8 (25.8)
|
0.155
|
Psychosis, no. (%)
|
2 (2.6)
|
2 (6.5)
|
0.577
|
CSF, mean ± SD
|
Ratio of CSF glucose/Blood glucose, mean ± SD
|
0.30 ± 0.18
|
0.28 ± 0.18
|
0.54
|
CSF pressure (mmH2O), mean ± SD
|
266.49 ± 60.13
|
271.94 ± 49.49
|
0.66
|
CSF glucose (mmol/L), mean ± SD
|
2.08 ± 1.36
|
1.64 ± 1.01
|
0.80
|
CSF protein (g/L), mean ± SD
|
0.94 ± 1.53
|
0.86 ± 0.51
|
0.11
|
Abnormal EEGa, no. (%)
|
17 (68.0)
|
10 (76.9)
|
0.71
|
Abnormal MRIb, no. (%)
|
25 (75.8)
|
9 (60.0)
|
0.31
|
Outcome
|
Hospitalization length (days), mean ± SD
|
50.71 ± 55.36
|
53.35 ± 53.93
|
0.44
|
Survival time (months), mean ± SD
|
30.40 ± 45.30
|
21.22 ± 36.15
|
0.09
|
Dead, no. (%)
|
30 (45.5)
|
15 (53.6)
|
0.47
|