Volume 9, Number 7—July 2003
Research
Acute Flaccid Paralysis and West Nile Virus Infection
James J. Sejvar*
, A. Arturo Leis†, Dobrivoje S. Stokic†, Jay A. Van Gerpen‡, Anthony A. Marfin*, Risa Webb§, Maryam B. Haddad*, Bruce C. Tierney*, Sally A. Slavinski§, Jo Lynn Polk†, Victor Dostrow†, Michael Winkelmann†, and Lyle R. Petersen*
, A. Arturo Leis†, Dobrivoje S. Stokic†, Jay A. Van Gerpen‡, Anthony A. Marfin*, Risa Webb§, Maryam B. Haddad*, Bruce C. Tierney*, Sally A. Slavinski§, Jo Lynn Polk†, Victor Dostrow†, Michael Winkelmann†, and Lyle R. Petersen*Table 3
Initial laboratory findings in patients with acute flaccid paralysis associated with acute West Nile virus infectiona
| Case no. | Leukocytes (x103/mm3) | Hematocrit (%) | CSF WBC (/mm3) | CSF RBC (/mm3) | CSF protein (mg/dL) | CSF glucose (mg/dL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
17.6 |
38.0 |
3 |
1,778 |
89 |
54 |
| 2 |
3.6 |
38.2 |
2,600 |
87 |
204 |
99 |
| 3 |
11.8 |
44.4 |
140 |
40 |
234 |
74 |
| 4 |
9.5 |
37.8 |
143 |
4 |
116 |
119 |
| 5 |
7.9 |
45.6 |
Not performed |
Not performed |
Not performed |
Not performed |
| 6 |
13.0 |
45.4 |
329 |
7 |
75 |
66 |
| 7 | 10.3 | Not performed | 182 | 9 | 37 | 79 |
aCSF, cerebrospinal fluid; WBC, leukocyte count; RBC, erythrocyte count.
