Table 5 Comparison of laboratory parameters of encephalitis versus encephalopathy of other cause
Analysis | Encephalitis (group A) | Encephalopathy (group B) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Blood resultsa | |||
 Leucocyte count (×109/L) | 9.1 (±4.0) | 12.1 (±6.8) | 0.01 |
 - Leucocytes < 10 ×109/Lb | 13/19 (68) | 50/117 (43) | 0.037 |
 Neutrophil count (×109/L) | 6.8 (± 3.8) | 10.4 (±6.6) | 0.002 |
 - Neutrophil < 7.3 ×109/Lb | 12/19 (63) | 34/98 (35) | 0.020 |
 ESR (mm/hr) | 12.5 (3.0–26) | 22.5 (9–46) | 0.015 |
 - ESR < 17 mm/hrb | 13/18 (72) | 41/100 (41) | 0.014 |
 CRP (mg/L) | 6.3 (0.9–53) | 32.0 (2.5–118.0) | 0.09 |
 D-dimer (μg/L, FEU) | 0.6 (0.4–1.4) | 1.9 (0.7–4.0) | 0.007 |
CSF resultsa | |||
 Leucocytes (×106/L) | 80 (22–153) | 2 (1–5.5) | < 0.001 |
 - CSF WBC 5–100 (×106/L) | 11/19 (58) | 20/117 (17) | < 0.001 |
 Protein (g/L) | 0.87 (0.45–1.1) | 0.39 (0.30–0.59) | 0.001 |
 - CSF protein > 0.45 (g/L)c | 15/19 (79) | 44/116 (38) | 0.001 |
 Glucose (mmol/L) | 3.2 (±1.2) | 4.1 (±1.8) | 0.023 |
 - CSF: blood glucose | 0.5 (±0.2) | 0.6 (±0.2) | 0.071 |
 Albumin (mg/L) | 566 (295–747) | 231 (147–345) | 0.005 |
 - CSF: blood albumin | 13.6 (7.0–18) | 6.3 (3.5–9.8) | 0.006 |