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Causes of Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures -  Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infantile:
 • Benign
Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Differential # ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Hyperglycemia, Hyponatremia
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... -> Withdrawal seizure ... dizziness, diplopia, ataxia ... vomiting, diarrhea, hyponatremia ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... • Sturge-Weber Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Asterognosia • Seizures ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... #Differential #
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... Treatment: Treatment ... demyelination syndrome ... of symptomatic (seizures ... #Differential #
Causes of Enuresis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary Control Never Achieved)
 • Delayed Maturation
of Enuresis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neurogenic Bladder, Seizure ... Non-neurogenic (Hinman Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Event (ALTE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Neurologic: • Seizure ... #Causes #Peds #