Table 4 Clinical and laboratory finding in patients positive for virus in CSF

1

77

M

EBV

acute onset, reduced conciousness

No

No

11

62

5

2

3

SAH, bacterial infection

2

64

F

VZV

EBV

fever, decreased consciousness

No

No

9

45

427

170

257

Brain tumor

3

53

M

HSV2

EBV

fever, decreased consciousness

No

Yes

11

109

135

27

108

Brain hemorrhage, meningitis

4

53

M

HSV1

headache, personality change

Yes

No

8

< 10

0.5

0.4

0.1

Hydrocephalus/encephalitis

5

82

M

CMV

fever, post op cerebi

No

No

17

63

21

5

16

Meningioma, infection

6

86

F

EV

fever, decreased consciousness

Yes

Yes

10

140

1.4

0

1.4

Herpes zoster, bacteremia

yes

7

61

F

EBV

post op double vision, CSF leakage

No

No

10

< 10

1315

515

800

Meningioma, post-op meningitis

8

70

F

HSV2

sudden headache

No

Yes

6

11

103

18.6

84

HSV2 meningitis

9

58

M

HSV1

acute confusion, dysphasia

Yes

No

16

< 10

27

0.6

26

HSV1 encephalitis

yes

10

52

F

EBV

dizziness, vomiting, headache

No

No

18

89

104

n.d

n.d.

SAH

11

56

M

VZV

Rash, decreased consciousness

No

Yes

6

111

26

0

26

varicella meningitis

yes

12

65

M

EBV

Fever, post op cerebri

No

No

11

32

150

2

148

Spinal metastasis, S. aureus inf

13

65

M

EBV

ventricular shunt dysfunction

No

No

5.5

< 10

109

3

106

ventricular shunt dysfunction

14

63

M

EBV

fever post-op

No

No

9

< 10

1.7

0.1

1.6

SAH

15

54

F

EBV

acute headache

No

No

16

98

96

n.d.

n.d

SAH, pneumonia

16

60

F

EBV

dizziness, arm weakness

No

No

6

< 10

1

0.2

0.6

cerebrovascular disease

17

40

F

EBV

double vision, dysphasia, headache

Yes

No

14

< 10

514

10

504

Borrelia

yes