Mayor suffer from seizures due to infection

Mayor Bob O'Connor's condition deteriorated today and he was having seizures, according to officials at UPMC Shadyside.

Doctors said he was in serious condition.

O'Connor also has an infection in a shunt that is draining spinal fluid from his brain, the hospital said.

The infection was discovered by several tests, including a neurological exam, laboratory testing of his spinal fluid and a CT scan.

Doctors said he was being treated with anti-seizure medication and antibiotics.

To address the infection, O'Connor will undergo surgery late this afternoon to replace the shunt.

The shunt, which is about the size of a straw, was placed in one of his ventricles Aug. 6.

O'Connor, 61, is being treated for primary central nervous system lymphoma. He has been hospitalized since July 10.