Figure 1: Routine EEG showing generalized slowing with absent PDR
Intravenous Acyclovir was added to cover for possible herpes
meningoencephalitis. The CSF panel came back later, and EBV DNA was
detected. The central nervous system viral panel, bacterial meningitis
panel, and other micro-organism panels were all negative (Table4 ).
The acid-fast bacilli
(AFB) stain and mycobacterium culture were also negative. He was
diagnosed with viral meningoencephalitis due to EBV infection.