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Table 1 Baseline data, clinical characteristics and CSF laboratory data

From: Clinical characteristics and cerebrospinal fluid parameters in patients with peripheral facial palsy caused by Lyme neuroborreliosis compared with facial palsy of unknown origin (Bell's palsy)

 

Bell's palsy

(n = 51)

Definite Lyme

neuroborreliosis

(n = 34)

Possible Lyme

neuroborreliosis

(n = 17)

p*

Gender, female

26 (51%)

13 (38%)

7 (41%)

 

Age

36 (15-70)

46 (7-75)

28 (8-70)

0.04

Tick bite within 3 months

7 (14%)

10 (29%)

4 (24%)

0.08

Symptoms

    

   Local pain, affected side of face

17 (33%)

17 (50%)

7 (41%)

0.43

   Radiculitic pain, other location

5 (10%)

17 (50%)

1 (6%)

< 0.001

   Local sensibility disturbances

6 (12%)

2 (6%)

2 (12%)

0.36

   Other sensibility disturbances

0 (0%)

8 (24%)

1 (6%)

< 0.001

   Other pareses

0 (0%)

3 (9%)

1 (6%)

0.03

   No associated neurogical symptoms

25 (49%)

6 (18%)

7 (41%)

 

Duration of symptoms before LP, days

5 (1-90)

14 (1-75)

12 (2-120)

 

CSF laboratory data

    

   Mononuclear cells, no/μL

2 (0-534)

165 (32-1044)

3 (0-41)

< 0.001

   Albumin, mg/L

196 (76-768)

840 (197-2850)

204 (66-774)

< 0.001

  1. Comparison between patients with peripheral facial palsy diagnosed as Bell's palsy, definite Lyme neuroborreliosis or possible Lyme neuroborreliosis. Data for gender, history of tick bite and symptoms are presented as number of patients (percentage of total for the group). Data for numerical values are presented as median (range). *p-values refer to the comparison between the groups with Bell's palsy and definite Lyme neuroborreliosis.