A 23-Year-Old Man with No Prior History of Seizure Is

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Multiple Choice

A 23-year-old man with no prior history of seizure is brought to the emergency department after experiencing a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.  His roommate says that the patient has had a fever and headache for the past 2 days and that today he was talking nonsensically.  The patient works for a fast-food chain and occasionally smokes cigarettes on his breaks.  He does not use alcohol or illicit drugs.  Temperature is 38.6 C (101.5 F) .  MRI of the brain shows swelling of the temporal lobes.  CSF analysis is most likely to reveal which of the following?

• A)A
• B)B
• C)C
• D)D
• E)E

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