Case Report

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Presenting as Expressive Aphasia and Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus

Table 2

Cerebrospinal fluid analysis.

CSFDay 1Day 12

Number of tubes24
Character/colorColorless/clearColorless/clear
Volume 4 ml20 ml
WBC 0 cells/unit3 cells/unit
RBC 7 cells/unit9 cells/unit
Lymphocytes46%14%
Mononuclear cells54%3%
Glucose CSF63 mg/dl66 mg/dl
Total protein, CSF65 mg/dl28 mg/dl
IgG CSF3.5 mg/dl-
Lacrosse-California IgG<1 : 1
Lacrosse-California IgM<1 : 1
East Equine Virus IgG<1 : 1
East Equine Virus IgM<1 : 1
St Louis Virus IgG<1 : 1
St Louis Virus IgM<1 : 1
Western Equine Venezuela Virus IgG<1 : 1
Western Equine Venezuela Virus IgM<1 : 1
West Nile IgG, CSF0.03
West Nile IgM, CSF0.01
Varicella Zoster Virus
Oligoclonal bands
VDRLNon-Reactive
Cocci Ab Ig G0.1
Cocci Ab Ig M0.0
Coccidioides AB IDNot detected
Coccidioidomycosis Ab<1 : 2
EBV, DNA quant interpretationNot detected
EBV, Qnt log<2.6 units: log
EBV, Quant sourceCSF
EBV virus, Copy/m<390 copy/ml
Encephalitis/meningitis panel on CSF by PCR
E. Coli K -1Not detected
H. InfluenzaNot detected
L. MonocytogenesNot detected
N MeningitidesNot detected
S. agalactaeNot detected
S. PyogenesNot detected
Cytomegalovirus 
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV 1 & 2)  
Human herpes Virus-6 
Varicella Zoster Virus 
Cryptococcus Neoformans
Paraneoplastic Panel
AGNA-1
Amphiphysin Ab
ANNA-1
Reflex Added
ANNA-2
CRMP-5
PCA-1 and 2
PCA-Tr
Negative <1 : 2 
S-100B3230 ng/L
RT QulCPOSITIVE
14-3-3 Protein+++
T- Tau Protein++ 9094 pg/ml