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Table 1 Data of 11 pediatric patients with autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy

From: Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy in children: a retrospective study

No.

Gender

Age (month)

Symptoms

Another antibody

CSF abnormality

Main MRI features

1

F

42

Fever

Negative

WBC: 341 \(\times\) 106/L

glucose: 2.7 mmol/L

ADA: 4.48 U/L

Brain: Bilateral juxtacortical WM, cerebellum

Meningeal abnormality

Sc: normality

2

M

84

Dizzy

Emesis

NMDAR

WBC:50 \(\times\) 106/L

glucose: 2.54 mmol/L

lactic dehydrogenase: 33.00 IU/L

ADA: 4.40 U/L

Brain: Bilateral basal ganglia, thalamus, periventricular WM and callosal

Meningeal abnormality

Sc: NA

3

F

11

Mental disorder

Negative

WBC: 120 \(\times\) 106/L

Brain: normality

Sc: NA

4

M

67

Headache

Fever

Negative

WBC: 30 \(\times\) 106/L

lactic dehydrogenase: 71.00 IU/L

ADA:4.5U/L

Brain: NA

Sc: NA

5

F

89

Drowsiness

dizzy

Negative

WBC: 240 \(\times\) 106/L

glucose: 2.41 mmol/L

lactic dehydrogenase: 80.00 IU/L

protein: 1.56 g/L

Brain: Bilateral basal ganglia, thalamus, juxtacortical WM and cerebellum

Meningeal abnormality

Sc: T1-L1

6

F

52

Fever

Cough

Negative

WBC: 55 \(\times\) 106/L

glucose: 2.46 mmol/L

lactic dehydrogenase: 39.00 IU/L

protein: 0.88 g/L

Brain: Bilateral basal ganglia, thalamus, periventricular WM and pons

Sc: normality

7

M

128

Headache

Emesis

Negative

WBC: 550 \(\times\) 106/L

glucose: 2.54 mmol/L

lactic dehydrogenase: 35.00 IU/L

ADA: 5.20 U/L

Brain: pons

Sc: NA

8

M

14

Mental disorder

Negative

normality

Brain: Bilateral periventricular WM

Sc: NA

9

F

68

Drowsiness headache

MOG

WBC: 26 \(\times\) 106/L

glucose: 2.42 mmol/L

Brain: Unilateral thalamus, cortical gray, juxtacortical WM, deep gray matter and cerebellum

Meningeal abnormality

Sc: C2-C7, T8-T12

10

M

45

Fever

Negative

WBC: 400 \(\times\) 106/L

glucose: 2.74 mmol/L

lactic dehydrogenase: 36.00 IU/L

protein: 0.63 g/L

Brain: Bilateral thalamus, basal ganglia, juxtacortical WM, periventricular WM, cerebellum

T1-weighted “radial enhancing”

Meningeal abnormality

Sc: normality

11

M

24

Fever

Negative

WBC: 55 \(\times\) 106/L

glucose: 1.83 mmol/L

lactic dehydrogenase: 73.00 IU/L

Brain: Bilateral basal ganglia, thalamus, juxtacortical WM, periventricular WM, callosal and pons

T1-weighted “radial enhancing”

Meningeal abnormality

Sc: normality

  1. ADA adenosine deaminase activity, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, F female, GFAP glial fibrillary acidic protein, M male, MOG myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, NA no application, NMDAR N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, Sc spinal cord, WM white matter, WBC white blood cell