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Table 7 CSF white cell counts

From: Pattern II and pattern III MS are entities distinct from pattern I MS: evidence from cerebrospinal fluid analysis

 

Units

Pattern I MS

Pattern II + III MS

Pattern II MS

Pattern III MS

AQP4-IgG+ NMO [48]

Pleocytosis

Samples

5/13 (38.5)

16/40 (40)

6/26 (23.1)

10/14 (71.4)

98/194 (50.5)

WCC, all LPs

Cells/μL

5 (1–23; 13)

3 (0–267; 40)

2 (0–267; 26)

8.5 (3–24; 14)

6 (0–380; 182)

WCC, if elevated

Cells/μL

11 (6–23; 5)

14.5 (6–267; 16)

40 (6–267; 6)

10.5 (7–24; 10)

19 (6–380; 98)

WCC, >40 cells/μL

Samples

0/13 (0)

3/36 (8.3)

3/22 (13.6)

0/14 (0)

28/194 (14.4)

WCC, >40 cells/μL

Cells/μL

n.a.

69 (55–267; 3)

69 (55–267; 3)

n.a.

94 (43–380; 28)

Albuminocytological dissociation

Samples

1/8 (12.5)

13/21 (61.9)

10/18 (55.6)

3/3 (100)

27/75 (33.3)

  1. n.a. not applicable
  2. WCC = white cell count
  3. WCC in the various groups are reported as medians; range and total sample numbers examined are given in brackets