Table 1

Distribution of neuropsychiatric events in the international cohort

First, n (%)Following, n (%)All, n (%)
PNS and CNS involvement243 (100)93 (100)336 (100)
CNS involvement202 (82.3)83 (89.2)285 (84.8)
 Mood disorder43 (17.7)12 (12.9)55 (16.4)
 Headache35 (14.4)15 (16.1)50 (14.9)
 CVD33 (13.6)5 (5.4)38 (11.3)
 Seizures22 (9.1)12 (12.9)34 (10.1)
 Anxiety16 (6.6)2 (2.1)18 (5.4)
 Cognitive dysfunction13 (5.3)20 (21.5)33 (9.8)
 Psychosis11 (4.5)6 (6.5)17 (5.1)
 MS-like syndrome9 (3.7)1 (1.08)10 (3)
 Myelopathy8 (3.3)4 (4.3)12 (3.6)
 Movement disorder5 (2.1)1 (1.1)6 (1.8)
 Acute confusional state5 (2.1)3 (3.2)8 (2.4)
 Aseptic meningitis2 (0.8)2 (2.1)4 (1.2)
PNS involvement41 (17.7)10 (10.8)51 (15.2)
 Cranial neuropathy15 (6.2)3 (3.2)18 (5.4)
 Polyneuropathy10 (4.1)4 (4.3)14 (4.2)
 Myasthenia gravis9 (3.7)9 (2.7)
 Mononeuropathy4 (1.6)2 (2.1)6 (1.8)
 Guillain-Barré syndrome3 (1.2)3 (0.9)
 Autonomic neuropathy
 Plexopathy1 (1.1)1 (0.3)
Major/minor148/95 (60.9/39.1)64/29 (68.8/31.2)212/124 (63.1/36.9)
Focal/diffuse109/134 (44.9/55.1)61/32 (65.6/34.4)170/166 (50.6/49.4)
Central/peripheral202/41 (83.1/16.9)83/10 (89.2/10.8)287/49 (85.4/14.6)
  • CNS, central nervous system; CVD, cerebrovascular disease; MS, multiple sclerosis; PNS, peripheral nervous system.