Skip to main content

Table 1 CSF SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG antibodies against the spike (S1) and the nucleocapsid (NCP) protein and neurotransmitter levels in the index patient compared to control subjects

From: Persistent cognitive impairment associated with cerebrospinal fluid anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies six months after mild COVID-19

 

Index patient

Control subjects

P value

CSF SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

 IgG anti-S1, 1:2

0.450

0.044 +/−  0.009 (n = 2)

0.017

 IgG anti-S1, 1:5

0.190

0.039 +/−  0.009 (n = 2)

0.048

 IgG anti-NCP, 1:2

0.150

0.036 +/−  0.015 (n = 2)

0.102

 IgG anti-NCP, 1:5

0.073

0.024 +/− 0.007 (n = 2)

0.114

CSF neurotransmitter levels

 Glutamate (μM)

3.70

4.53 +/− 0.82 (n = 3)

0.546

 GABA (μM)

0.30

0.32 +/− 0.02 (n = 3)

0.434

 Glutamine (μM)

604

634 +/−  82 (n = 3)

0.820

  1. Mean +/− standard deviation is shown. Differences were assessed using student’s t-test. p < 0.05 was considered significant
  2. GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid