a trend toward significancep = 0.07
In univariate analysis, age >60 years (OR, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.1–7.2; p = 0.03), hyponatremia on admission (OR, 4.2; 95% CI, 1.5–12.1; p = 0.007), viral encephalitis etiology (OR, 3.5; 95% CI, 1.3–9.2; p = 0.01), and ICU admission (OR, 5.8; 95% CI, 1.7–19.8; p = 0.005) were significantly associated with poor outcome, with CSF pleocytosis showing a trend toward significance (OR, 2.4; 95% CI, 0.9–6.1; p = 0.07).