Table 2.
Infectious and autoimmune tests on CSF Microbiological data
Direct microscopic analysis | Negative |
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Culture | Negative |
FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) panel (bioMérieux, Marcy l’Etoile, France) | |
Escherichia coli K1 Haemophilus influenzae Listeria monocytogenes Neisseria meningitidis Streptococcus agalactiae Streptococcus pneumoniae Citomegalovirus (CMV) Enterovirus Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) Human parechovirus Varicella zoster virus (VZV) Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii |
Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative |
Oligoclonal bands | Positive (type 3 pattern) |
Autoimmune panel Anti-NMDA R Anti-VGKC complex: spec. LGI1 Anti-VGKC complex: spec. CASPR2 Anti-AMPA 1 R Anti-AMPA 2 R Anti-GABA B R Anti-DPPX R |
Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative Negative |