Predictors of Outcome in Clinically Diagnosed Viral Encephalitis Patients: A 5-Year Prospective Study

Table 2

Initial laboratory results and radiological and EEG findings in a cohort of patients with viral encephalitis.

Variables		All ()	Good outcome ()	Poor outcome ()	value
Blood findings
Blood potassium (mmol/L)					0.805
Blood sodium (mmol/L)		140 (136, 143)	140 (137, 143)	141 (135, 143)	0.817
Blood chlorine (mmol/L)		103 (100, 105)	103 (100, 105)	103 (98, 105)	0.588
Blood calcium (mmol/L)		2.26 (2.18, 2.35)	2.26 (2.20, 2.35)	2.26 (2.20, 2.34)	0.273
Albumin (g/L)		41 (37, 44)	41 (38, 44)	40 (37, 43)	0.153
Creatinine (μmol/L)		66 (55, 79)	65 (55, 79)	69 (56, 87)	0.157
Platelet (10^9/L)		215 (172, 259)	212 (176, 263)	219 (158, 255)	0.315
Lymphocyte (10^9/L)		1.33 (0.99, 1.81)	1.35 (1.04, 1.85)	1.30 (0.91, 1.72)	0.165
White blood cell (10^9/L)		7.90 (6.31, 10.38)	7.87 (6.09, 9.87)	8.50 (7.03, 11.00)	0.062
Hemoglobin (g/L)		132 (119, 144)	132 (119, 144)	131 (122, 145)	0.843
CSF findings
CSF cell (10^6/L)		45 (10, 160)	40 (10, 164)	53 (12, 150)	0.492
CSF leukocytes (10^6/L)		8 (4, 28)	8 (5, 30)	8 (2, 18)	0.568
CSF protein (g/L)		0.48 (0.34, 0.67)	0.47 (0.32, 0.65)	0.55 (0.38, 0.71)	0.054
CSF glucose (mmol/L)		4 (3.2, 4.4)	4 (3.1, 4.3)	4.1 (3.7, 4.8)	0.013
Blood glucose (mmol/L)		5.9 (5.3, 7)	5.9 (5.4, 7)	5.8 (5.3, 7.3)	0.979
CSF glucose/blood glucose		0.64 (0.57, 0.73)	0.63 (0.56, 0.73)	0.66 (0.62, 0.74)	0.076
CSF pressure		157 (120, 183)	157 (120, 185)	140 (115, 177)	0.096
Radiological findings	CT normal	26	21	5	<0.001
	MRI normal	121	99	22
	MRI abnormal	69	37	32
EEG findings	Normal	44	35	9	0.136
	Abnormal	143	97	46