February 10, 2010 - Part II

The EEG has only been running for a few hours now but so far it does show some seizure activity on one side of the brain. This is most likely a side effect from the level IV brain bleed and he will remain on the Phenobar until further notice.

The pre-lim test results for the spinal tap does show some blood and some fluid. This most likely could mean two things: 1) Meningitis - he's already on the antibiotic which would treat this - but it takes a few days for the bacteria to grow on the culture to know for sure or 2) It's the blood/fluid draining from his brain - which is a good thing because remember, as long as his head doesn't swell, no further procedures would be necessary.