Cerebrospinal fluid findings in the study (1-4) and reference (5-10) groups; I = first CSF sample; II = second CSF sample
| Patients | CSF sample | Age (days) | Red blood cells (×106/l) | White cells (×106/l) | Glucose (mmol/l) | Total IgG (mg/l) | Albumin (mg/l) | CSF IgG index | CSF:serum albumin ratio×103 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | 4 | 100 | 11 | 3.3 | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| II | 11 | ND | ND | ND | 46 | 301 | 0.64 | 10.4 | |
| 2 | I | 25 | 795 | 2 | 4.3 | 57 | 794 | 0.64 | 26.9 |
| II | 62 | ND | ND | ND | 21 | 647 | ND | ND | |
| 3 | I | 9 | 6080 | 15 | 2.9 | 89 | 822 | 0.59 | 23.2 |
| II | 57 | 4190 | 18 | 2.8 | 25 | 477 | 0.73 | 12.2 | |
| 4 | I | 5 | 21 | 1 | 5.3 | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| II | 25 | ND | ND | ND | 43 | 383 | 0.42 | 15.7 | |
| Mean | 24.8 | 2237 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 46.8 | 571 | 0.60 | 17.7 | |
| 5 | I | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 122 | 915 | 0.64 | 26.2 |
| 6 | I | 11 | 161 | 4 | 3.2 | ND | 627 | ND | 19.5 |
| 7 | I | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | 75 | 493 | 0.54 | 18.5 |
| II | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1.3 | 42 | 328 | 0.58 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | I | 6 | 1 | 16 | 3.8 | 86 | 511 | 0.52 | 13.8 |
| 9 | I | 2 | 300 | 8 | 3.0 | 119 | 877 | ND | ND |
| II | 51 | 47 | 6 | 3.1 | 126 | 822 | 0.53 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | I | 3 | 429 | 13 | 2.9 | 137 | 933 | ND | ND |
| Mean | 12.5 | 119 | 8 | 2.7 | 88.7 | 652 | 0.56 | 17.5 |
ND = not done.