CRP and Fever: Neurologic deficits such as motor weakness, radiculopathy, and bladder and bowel dysfunction are present in up to 50% of the cases.10 Fever is often absent, which may lead to a delayed or missed diagnosis.11,12 Laboratory evaluation reveals a leukocytosis in only 60% of cases; however, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein are significantly elevated in nearly all cases of SEA and thus may be more helpful.10,13,14