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)

Table 2 Subgroup analysis of patients without associated neurological symptoms

	Bell's Palsy (n = 25)	Definite Lyme Neuroborreliosis (n = 6)	Possible Lyme Neuroborreliosis (n = 7)	p*
Gender, female	16 (64%)	1 (17%)	4 (57%)
Age	36 (15-70)	33 (19-67)	27 (8-70)	0.84
Tick bite within 3 months	2 (8%)	3 (50%)	3 (43%)	0.12
Duration of symptoms before LP, days	3 (1-25)	3 (1-42)	12 (2-120)
CSF laboratory data
Mononuclear cells, no/μL	2 (0-36)	103 (40-1044)	3 (1-14)	< 0.001
Albumin, mg/L	194 (107-569)	988 (444-1520)	175 (66-279)	< 0.001

Comparison between patients with peripheral facial palsy diagnosed as Bell's palsy, definite Lyme neuroborreliosis or possible Lyme neuroborreliosis and no associated neurological symptoms. Data for gender and history of tick bite 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

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