Clinical characteristics of 13 cases of Coronavirus infection complicated with severe central nervous system lesions in Shanxi children’s hospital

Table 4 The main laboratory indicators and prognosis of five children with Omicron variant infection complicated with fulminant cerebral edema

Parameter	Grade	Number of cases	Number of deaths	Number of deaths, mean ± SD
Absolute value of lymphocytes	Elevated or normal	1	1	0.20 ± 0.45
Absolute value of lymphocytes	Reduced	4	2	0.40 ± 0.55
Serum amyloid (SAA)	Raised	5	3	0.60 ± 0.55
Serum amyloid (SAA)	Reduced or normal	0	0	0.00 ± 0.00
C-reactive protein (CRP)	Raised	2	1	0.20 ± 0.45
C-reactive protein (CRP)	Reduced or normal	3	2	0.40 ± 0.55
Procalcitonin (PCT)	Raised	4	2	0.40 ± 0.55
Procalcitonin (PCT)	Mild elevated or normal	1	1	0.20 ± 0.45
Interleukin-6	Raised	5	3	0.60 ± 0.55
Interleukin-6	Reduced or normal	0	0	0.00 ± 0.00
Cerebrospinal fluid cell count	Raised	2	2	0.40 ± 0.55
Cerebrospinal fluid cell count	Reduced or normal	3	1	0.20 ± 0.45
Cerebrospinal fluid lactic acid	Raised	5	3	0.60 ± 0.55
Cerebrospinal fluid lactic acid	Reduced or normal	0	0	0.00 ± 0.00
Cerebrospinal fluid lactate dehydrogenase	Raised	5	3	0.60 ± 0.55
Cerebrospinal fluid lactate dehydrogenase	Reduced or normal	0	0	0.00 ± 0.00
D-2mer	Raised	3	3	0.60 ± 0.55
D-2mer	Reduced or normal	2	0	0.00 ± 0.00

This table provides a comprehensive insight into the laboratory indicators associated with fulminant cerebral edema in children infected with the Omicron variant, along with the corresponding prognostic outcomes

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