Case Report
An Unusual Case of Campylobacter jejuni Gastroenteritis Presenting with Acute Reversible Encephalopathy in an Immunocompetent Host
| | Variable | Result | Reference range |
| General analysis | CSF appearance | Clear | Clear | CSF WBC | 3 | 0–5/μL | CSF RBC | 0 | 0/μL | CSF glucose | 91 | 40–70 mg/dL | CSF total protein | 26 | 15–45 mg/dL |
| Infectious studies | CSF Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii antigen | Not detected | Not detected | CSF Cytomegalovirus | Not detected | Not detected | CSF Enterovirus | Not detected | Not detected | CSF Escherichia coli K1 | Not detected | Not detected | CSF Hemophilus influenzae | Not detected | Not detected | CSF herpes simplex virus 1 | Not detected | Not detected | CSF herpes simplex virus 2 | Not detected | Not detected | CSF human herpes virus 6 | Not detected | Not detected | CSF human Parechovirus | Not detected | Not detected | CSF Listeria monocytogenes | Not detected | Not detected | Neisseria meningitidis | Not detected | Not detected | Streptococcus agalactiae | Not detected | Not detected | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Not detected | Not detected | Varicella-zoster virus | Not detected | Not detected | CSF West Nile IgM | <0.90 | <0.90 | CSF culture | No growth | No growth |
| Autoimmune studies | CSF VGKC antibody | <20 | <20 pmol/L | CSF NMDA receptor antibody | Negative | Negative | CSF NMDAR1 antibody, CBA | Negative | Negative | CSF AMPAR1 antibody, CBA | Negative | Negative | CSF AMPAR2 antibody, CBA | Negative | Negative | GABABR antibody, CBA | Negative | Negative | LGI1 antibody, CBA | Negative | Negative | CASPR2 antibody, CBA | Negative | Negative | GAD-65 | <5 | <5 IU/mL |
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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.
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