Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects with acute flaccid paralysis with and without myelitis
From: Comprehensive analysis of acute flaccid paralysis with and without myelitis in Taiwanese children
Acute flaccid paralysis | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Myelitis (n = 22, %) | Non-myelitis (n = 17, %) | ||
Male | 11 (50%) | 9 (52%) | 0.85 |
Onset age (mean ± SD) | 10.5 ± 8.7 | 10.6 ± 4.9 | 0.96 |
Season of Onset | |||
Spring | 3 | 4 | 0.42 |
Summer | 8 | 2 | 0.08 |
autumn | 3 | 1 | 0.42 |
Winter | 8 | 7 | 0.75 |
Illness within 2 months before onset | 11 | 4 | 0.09 |
Symptoms at onset | |||
Limbs Weakness | 22 | 16 | 0.99 |
Limbs Numbness | 20 | 5 | < 0.001 |
Myalgia | 5 | 15 | < 0.001 |
Laboratory results | |||
CSF WBC (mean ± SD) | 52.4 ± 62.7 | 27.6 ± 50.2 | 0.22 |
CSF Protein (mean ± SD) | 61.8 ± 40.9 | 68.1 ± 47.6 | 0.65 |
Other identified causes of infection | 8 | 0 | 0.005 |
Underlying causes identified for diseases | 13 (59%) | 16 (94%) | 0.013 |
Number of Hospitalization Days (mean ± SD) | 20.4 ± 12.6 | 37.5 ± 34.1 | 0.71 |
Diagnosis days (mean ± SD) | 29.0 ± 28.5 | 69.4 ± 49.8 | 0.81 |