Table 1

Course of illness, therapeutic interventions, and response to therapy

AC, anticoagulation; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; CTX, ceftriaxone; CY, cyclophosphamide; NI, not insonated; ST, steroids; TCD, transcranial Doppler ultrasound.
Day	11	48	55	118	150	158	165	180	230	237
Therapy	CTX, ST	–	–	ST	ST	ST, AC	ST, AC, CY	ST, AC, CY	AC	AC, ST, CY
Cerebrospinal fluid findings
Red blood cells (per ml)	7	2	2	–	17					1
White blood cells (per ml)	400	92	118	22	4					16
Polymorphonuclear cells (%)	74	12	16	1	–					0
Lymphocytes (%)	19	73	70	96	–					94
Monocytes (%)	7	15	14	3	100					6
Protein (mg/dl)	224	96	100	84	27					43
Glucose (mg/dl)	56	45	40	56	67					72
Anti-phospholipid antibodies
Anti-β2-glycoprotein 1 (IgG; SGU) reference range: 0–9				29	56			24	52
TCD mean flow velocities (cm/sec)
Right MCA, reference velocity: 58				164	312	157	287	195		350
Left MCA, reference velocity: 58				309	337	334	344	328		NI
Right VA, reference velocity: 45				193	245	105	107	91		64
Left VA, reference velocity: 45				231	121	140	108	176		169
Basilar artery, reference velocity: 38				NI	162	119	193	114		136