Case Report

An Unusual Case of Campylobacter jejuni Gastroenteritis Presenting with Acute Reversible Encephalopathy in an Immunocompetent Host

Table 2

CSF studies.

VariableResultReference range

General analysisCSF appearanceClearClear
CSF WBC30–5/μL
CSF RBC00/μL
CSF glucose9140–70 mg/dL
CSF total protein2615–45 mg/dL

Infectious studiesCSF Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii antigenNot detectedNot detected
CSF CytomegalovirusNot detectedNot detected
CSF EnterovirusNot detectedNot detected
CSF Escherichia coli K1Not detectedNot detected
CSF Hemophilus influenzaeNot detectedNot detected
CSF herpes simplex virus 1Not detectedNot detected
CSF herpes simplex virus 2Not detectedNot detected
CSF human herpes virus 6Not detectedNot detected
CSF human ParechovirusNot detectedNot detected
CSF Listeria monocytogenesNot detectedNot detected
Neisseria meningitidisNot detectedNot detected
Streptococcus agalactiaeNot detectedNot detected
Streptococcus pneumoniaeNot detectedNot detected
Varicella-zoster virusNot detectedNot detected
CSF West Nile IgM<0.90<0.90
CSF cultureNo growthNo growth

Autoimmune studiesCSF VGKC antibody<20<20 pmol/L
CSF NMDA receptor antibodyNegativeNegative
CSF NMDAR1 antibody, CBANegativeNegative
CSF AMPAR1 antibody, CBANegativeNegative
CSF AMPAR2 antibody, CBANegativeNegative
GABABR antibody, CBANegativeNegative
LGI1 antibody, CBANegativeNegative
CASPR2 antibody, CBANegativeNegative
GAD-65<5<5 IU/mL

VGKC: voltage-gated potassium channel; NMDA: N-methyl-D-aspartate; AMPAR: alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate receptor; GABA: gamma aminobutyric acid B receptor; LGI1: leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1; CASPR2: contactin-associated protein 2; GAD: glutamic acid decarboxylase.