Table 7 Correlation of clinical data, disease severity, nervous system function and neopterin level in cerebrospinal fluid in children

Age

0.116

0.692

0.271

0.349

Sex

0.478

0.084

0.301

0.295

Weight

0.136

0.642

0.414

0.142

Glasgow score

-0.471

0.089

-0.277

0.338

Cranial MRI Involvement

-0.405

0.151

0.051

0.864

Mechanical ventilation time

0.161

0.582

0.219

0.452

Coma time

0.102

0.727

0.062

0.832

Sports function

0.367

0.197

0.713

0.004^**

Speech function

0.388

0.170

0.499

0.069

Swallowing function

0.628

0.016^*

0.706

0.005^**