title: Acute encephalopathy associated with Campylobacter jejuni enteritis.
abstract: We present for the first time a case of acute encephalopathy in an adult patient induced by Campylobacter jejuni enteritis. Possible pathogenic mechanisms and importance of neuropsychological testing in the assessment of infection-related encephalopathy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neuroinfectology, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević", Mirogojska 8, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. lepurix@inet.hr
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lepur
authors.forename: Vjerislav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Peterković
authors.forename: Sanja Belak
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kovačević
authors.forename: Klaudija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Višković
authors.forename: Nevija Kalabrić
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Lepur
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kutleša
mesh_terms: D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055815:Young Adult