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* Edlow JA, Panagos PD, Godwin SA, Thomas TL, Decker WW; American College of Emergency Physicians.  [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18809105 Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute headache].  ''Ann Emerg Med'' 2008 Oct;52(4):407-36.
  
 
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This 30-year-old white male experienced a generalized tonic-clonic seizure and was subsequently started on a course of Dilantin. He did well, but later developed a headache lasting over a week, which was associated with tonic-clonic seizures, fever, and--toward the end of this period--ataxia. The patient improved and returned to work, but the headache returned. A lumbar puncture was then performed which showed 22 cells/cmm (all lymphocytes), protein of 88 grams/L, and a glucose level of 49 mg/dL (with a simultaneous serum glucose of 83 mg/dL). These findings were compatible with a viral infection. Despite therapy, the patient had another seizure and again developed fever. At that time, a brain biopsy was performed which showed herpetic encephalitis. Despite aggressive antiviral therapy the patient died.

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A tonic-clonic seizure involves loss of consciousness followed by tonic, then clonic, convulsions.

A tonic-clonic seizure involves loss of consciousness followed by tonic, then clonic, convulsions.

A normal protein level for CSF should be < 0.4 grams/L.

A normal CSF glucose level should be approximately 70% of the patient's serum glucose level.

An infiltrate is an accumulation of cells in the lung parenchyma--this is a sign of pneumonia.