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. 2023 Nov 16;60(4):376–379. doi: 10.29399/npa.28205

Table 1.

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) study result

Parameters Results
Opening pressure (10–18 cm of H2O) 12 cm of H2O
Color Clear
Cells o/mm3
Gram stain and culture Negative
Glucose (40–70 mg/dL) 72 mg/dL
Protein (15–45 mg/dL) 60 mg/dL
VDRL test Non-reactive
HSV 1–2 by PCR Negative
CMV IgM Negative
B. burgdorferi IgGM and IgG Negative
VZV by PCR Negative
EBV by PCR Negative
Paraneoplastic Autoantibodies Panel
 ANNA-1/anti-Hu Negative at <1:2
 ANNA-2/anti-Ri Negative at <1:2
 ANNA-3 Negative at <1:2
 AGNA-1 Negative at <1:2
 PCA-1/anti-Yo Negative at <1:2
 Amphiphysin Ab Negative at <1:2
 CRMP-5-IgG/anti-CV2 Negative at <1:2
 PNMA-2/Ma2/Ta Negative at <1:2
 Recoverin Negative at <1:2
 SOX-1 Negative at <1:2
 Titin Negative at <1:2
 Zic4 Negative at <1:2
 Tr (DNER) Negative at <1:2
 GAD65 Negative at <1:2
Autoimmune Encephalitis Panel
 NMDAR Negative
 AMPA-1 Negative
 AMPA-2 Negative
 CASPR-2 Negative
 GABAR-B1/B2 Negative
 LGI-1 Negative
SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV RNA) PCR Negative
Oligoclonal bands (OCBs) Tip 2 (21 bands positive)
IgG Index (<0.77) 0.4668
IgG (0–34 mg/L) 47
Anti-ganglioside Panel
 GM1, GM2, GM3 Negative
 GD1a, GD1b Negative
 GT1b Negative
 GQ1b Negative

AMPA: Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor; ANNA: Antineuronal nuclear antibody; CASPR2: Contactin-associated protein-like 2; CMV: Cytomegalovirus; CRMP: Collapsin response mediator protein; DNER: Delta/notch-like epidermal growth factor-related receptor; EBV: Epstein Barr Virus; GABAR: Gamma aminobutyric acid receptor; GAD65: Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase; GM: Ganglioside-monosialic acid; HSV: Herpes Simplex Virus; LGI-1: Leucine rich glioma inactivated-1; NMDAR: N-methyl D-aspartate receptor; PCA: Purkinje cell cytoplasmic antibody; PNMA: Paraneoplastic Ma antigen; VZV: Varicella Zoster Virus.