Case | Age (years) | Sex | Symptoms | Underlying conditions | Serology | WBC (cells/mm3) | N% | L% | RBC (cells/mm3) | Protein (mg/dL) | Sugar (mg/dL) | CSF/serum glucose ratio | CSF VDRL | CSF FTA-ABS | Location of lesion | 3-month outcome |
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1 | 85 | M | hemiparesis, hemianesthesia | DM, HT, smoking | RPR: non-reactive FTA-ABS: reactive | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 83 | 66 | 0.46 | NR | R | no definite lesion | mRS: 4, BI: 40 |
2 | 85 | F | hemiparesis | HT, DLP, CAD | RPR titer 1:4 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 46 | 68 | 0.58 | NR | R | no definite lesion | mRS: 6, BI: 0 |
3 | 77 | M | hemiparesis, blurred vision, vertigo, hemianesthesia | HT | RPR titer 1:4 | 7 | 29 | 71 | 4,000 | 71 | 72 | 0.55 | 1:4 | NR | brainstem | mRS: 4, BI: 90 |
4 | 63 | M | hemiparesis, hemianesthesia | HT, DLP, AF | RPR: weakly reactive | 4 | 50 | 50 | 1,000 | 139 | 78 | 0.62 | NR | R | BA territory | mRS: 5, BI: 0 |
5 | 80 | M | hemiparesis, blurred vision, vertigo, hemianesthesia | DM, HT | RPR: weakly reactive | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 63 | 0.52 | NR | WR | brainstem | mRS: 2, BI: 100 |
6 | 94 | F | aphasia | HT, DLP | RPR: non-reactive FTA-ABS: reactive | 2 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 390 | 80 | 0.61 | NR | R | subcortical white matter | mRS: 6, BI: 0 |
7 | 78 | M | hemiparesis, dysarthria, hemianesthesia | Alcoholism | RPR: non-reactive FTA-ABS: reactive | 17 | 7 | 93 | 1,000 | 78 | 58 | 0.68 | NR | R | thalamus | mRS: 4, BI: 65 |
8 | 74 | M | hemiparesis, dysarthria | DLP, smoking, CVD | RPR titer 1:16 | 18 | 67 | 33 | 18,000 | 51 | 74 | 0.61 | NR | WR | MCA territory | mRS: 5, BI: 0 |
9 | 72 | M | hemiparesis, dysarthria, hemianesthesia | smoking | RPR titer 1:1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 90 | 69 | 0.62 | NR | R | subcortical white matter | mRS: 2, BI: 95 |
10 | 89 | M | hemiparesis, blurred vision | HT, DLP, CAD | RPR titer 1:1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 59 | 64 | 0.41 | NR | R | subcortical white matter | mRS: 4, BI: 40 |
11 | 81 | F | hemiparesis, dysarthria, hemianesthesia | HT, AF | RPR: non-reactive FTA-ABS: reactive | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 50 | 65 | 0.68 | 1:2 | NR | MCA territory | mRS: 5, BI: 0 |
Mean ± SD | 4.91 ± 6.5 | 27 ± 34 | 72 ± 34 | 2181 ± 5381 | 111 ± 100 | 68 ± 6.6 | 0.57 ± 0.085 |  |