Table 1 Characteristics of the different study groups.

Borrelia-specific AI or

Borrelia-specific anti-

bodies in CSF

+

+

-

-

-

CSF pleocytosis

+

-

+

-

-

CSF-albumin

S-albumin median, (range)

16***

(3.4-76)

5.5

(2.4-21)

3.5

(0-12)

4.3

(0-22)

n.d.

Borrelia-specific IgG/IgM

antibodies detected in

serum; n, (%)

115***

(87)

15*

(79)

15***

(100)

42

(44)

0***

(0)

Men

n, (%)

80

(60)

14

(74)

9

(60)

52

(54)

9

(53)

Women

n, (%)

53

(40)

5

(26)

6

(40)

44

(46)

8

(47)

Median age

years, (range)

35**

(3-87)

52

(18-76)

7***

(2-13)

44

(2-83)

66*

(50-72)

Median duration of

symptoms before LP;

weeks, (range)

2.4

(0-32)

4.0

(0.1-77)

0.7

(0.1-4.0)

3.5

(0-730)

-

Head/neck pain

n, (%)

77

(58)

11

(58)

11

(73)

43

(45)

-

Cranial nerve palsy

n, (%)

70

(53)

4

(21)

11

(73)

13

(14)

-

Radiculitis

n, (%)

53

(40)

7

(37)

0

(0)

3

(3)

-

Other symptom

n, (%)

9

(7)

2

(11)

0

(0)

39

(41)

-