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Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical features , antibodies, tumours in different groups

From: Anti-neuron antibody syndrome: clinical features, cytokines/chemokines and predictors

  

Total

AE

PNS

No tumour

Tumours

Good outcomes

Poor outcomes

No relapse

Relapses

Total

 

110

######

43

######

67

######

70

######

40

######

73

(66.36%)

37

(33.64%)

77

######

33

######

Age

<18 years

26

######

18

######

8

(7.27%)

24

######

2

(1.82%)

25

(22.73%)

1

(0.91%)

15

######

11

######

≥18 years

84

######

25

######

59

######

46

######

38

######

48

(43.64%)

36

(32.73%)

62

######

22

######

Sex

Men

56

######

19

######

37

######

37

######

19

######

36

(32.73%)

20

(18.18%)

40

######

16

######

Women

54

######

24

######

30

######

33

######

21

######

37

(33.64%)

17

(15.45%)

37

######

17

######

Types of onset

Acute

52

######

34

######

18

######

36

######

16

######

43

(39.09%)

9

(8.18%)

31

######

21

######

Sub-acute

13

######

4

(3.64%)

9

(8.18%)

10

(9.09%)

3

(2.73%)

9

(8.18%)

4

(3.64%)

9

(8.18%)

4

(3.64%)

Chronic

45

######

5

(4.55%)

40

######

24

######

21

######

21

(19.09%)

24

(21.82%)

37

######

8

(7.27%)

MRI Flair/T2 abnormality

No

66

######

29

######

37

######

41

######

25

######

42

(38.18%)

24

(21.82%)

52

######

14

######

Yes

33

######

12

######

21

######

23

######

10

(9.09%)

23

(20.91%)

10

(9.09%)

19

######

14

######

EEG/EMG abnormality

No

7

(6.36%)

5

(4.55%)

2

(1.82%)

5

(4.55%)

2

(1.82%)

6

(5.45%)

1

(0.91%)

3

(2.73%)

4

(3.64%)

Yes

52

######

22

######

30

######

36

######

16

######

34

(30.91%)

18

(16.36%)

40

######

12

######

CSF leukocytosis

No

42

######

15

######

27

######

28

######

14

######

33

(30.00%)

9

(8.18%)

28

######

14

######

Yes

41

######

23

######

18

######

28

######

13

######

24

(21.82%)

17

(15.45%)

28

######

13

######

Elevated CSF PRO

No

53

######

30

######

23

######

38

######

15

######

42

(38.18%)

11

(10.00%)

29

######

24

######

Yes

30

######

8

(7.27%)

22

######

18

######

12

######

15

(13.64%)

15

(13.64%)

27

######

3

(2.73%)

CSF abnormality

No

31

######

14

######

17

######

22

######

9

(8.18%)

25

(22.73%)

6

(5.45%)

18

######

13

######

Yes

52

######

24

######

28

######

34

######

18

######

32

(29.09%)

20

(18.18%)

38

######

14

######

Anti-neuron antibodies

Anti-NMDAR

42

######

42

######

0

(0.00%)

35

######

7

(6.36%)

36

(32.73%)

6

(5.45%)

23

######

19

######

Anti-Hu

19

######

0

(0.00%)

19

######

7

(6.36%)

12

######

6

(5.45%)

13

(11.82%)

14

######

2

(1.82%)

Anti-Yo

14

######

0

(0.00%)

14

######

9

(8.18%)

5

(4.55%)

6

(5.45%)

8

(7.27%)

10

(9.09%)

4

(3.64%)

Anti-PNMA2

12

######

0

(0.00%)

12

######

8

(7.27%)

4

(3.64%)

10

(9.09%)

2

(1.82%)

10

(9.09%)

2

(1.82%)

Anti-CV2

8

(7.27%)

0

(0.00%)

8

(7.27%)

2

(1.82%)

6

(5.45%)

4

(3.64%)

4

(3.64%)

7

(6.36%)

1

(0.91%)

Anti-Amphiphysin

8

(7.27%)

0

(0.00%)

8

(7.27%)

2

(1.82%)

6

(5.45%)

4

(3.64%)

4

(3.64%)

7

(6.36%)

1

(0.91%)

Anti-SOX1

7

(6.36%)

0

(0.00%)

7

(6.36%)

4

(3.64%)

3

(2.73%)

3

(2.73%)

4

(3.64%)

5

(4.55%)

2

(1.82%)

Others

7

(6.36%)

1

(0.91%)

6

(5.45%)

4

(3.64%)

3

(2.73%)

7

(6.36%)

0

(0.00%)

4

(3.64%)

3

(2.73%)

Tumours

Non-small cell lung cancer

9

(8.18%)

0

(0.00%)

9

(8.18%)

0

(0.00%)

9

(8.18%)

1

(0.91%)

8

(7.27%)

9

(8.18%)

0

(0.00%)

Small cell lung cancer

6

(5.45%)

1

(0.91%)

5

(4.55%)

0

(0.00%)

6

(5.45%)

2

(1.82%)

4

(3.64%)

5

(4.55%)

1

(0.91%)

Breast cancer

5

(4.55%)

0

(0.00%)

5

(4.55%)

0

(0.00%)

5

(4.55%)

1

(0.91%)

4

(3.64%)

3

(2.73%)

2

(1.82%)

Ovarian teratoma

3

(2.73%)

3

(2.73%)

0

(0.00%)

0

(0.00%)

3

(2.73%)

3

(2.73%)

0

(0.00%)

1

(0.91%)

2

(1.82%)

Others

18

######

3

(2.73%)

15

######

0

(0.00%)

15

######

9

(8.18%)

9

(8.18%)

13

######

5

(4.55%)

  1. Data are n (%)
  2. AE autoimmune encephalitis, PNS paraneoplastic neurological syndromes, MRI FLAIR Magnetic resonance imaging fluid-attenuated inversion recovery, EEG electroencephalogram, EMG electromyogram, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, PRO protein, NMDAR N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor