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Table 2 The mean concentrations of CSF MMP-9, CSF cell count and albumin, and serum albumin from patients with GTC seizures and controls

From: Disruption of the blood–brain barrier after generalized tonic-clonic seizures correlates with cerebrospinal fluid MMP-9 levels

Variable

Patient (mean ± SD)

Control (mean ± SD)

P

CSF leukocytes (106/l)

8.2 ± 2.3

2.0036 ± 1.4

<0.05

CSF erythrocytes (106/l)

19.6 ± 30.5

14.4 ± 21.8

>0.05

CSF albumin (g/l)

278.6 ± 35.5 (×10-3)

198.2 ± 48.7 (×10-3)

<0.05

Serum albumin (g/l)

41.6 ± 1.3

42.3 ± 1.5

>0.05

QAlb

8.35 ± 2.6 (×10-3)

4.7 ± 1.4 (×10-3)

<0.001

MMP-9 (ng /ml)

7.0 ± 2.4

1.80 ± 0.63

<0.001

  1. Patient compared to control by Mann–Whitney test.