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Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric Seizures ... Poisoning Provoked - Infection ... : • Febrile Seizures ... Narcolepsy • Cataplexy ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Campylobacter Clinical ... • Fever • Abdominal ... Vomiting • Seizure ... • Supportive (infection
Cerebral Toxoplasmosis 
- Most comrnon CNS infection in patients with AIDS 
who are not receiving appropriate
Most comrnon CNS infection ... prophylaxis Clinical ... Altered mental status ... • Seizure
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Altered mental status ... Altered mental status ... Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... : Treat with AEDs
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
PRES) - Diagnosis Clinical ... Altered mental status ... agitation) • Seizures ... Immunomodulatory meds ... Risk Factor + Clinical
Beta-Blocker Overdose/toxicity:

•	Bradycardia & hypotension (most common).
•	Myocardial depression & cardiogenic shock (severe overdoses). 
•	Ventricular dysrhythmias (Common with
Others (mental status ... change, seizure ... • Co-ingestions ... Sustained release meds
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
Mom states that ... upper respiratory infection ... Syndrome #SSSS #Clinical ... #Photo #Peds #Pediatrics
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
should be based on clinical ... personality change, seizures ... altered mental status ... complaints or seizures ... aphasia, and/or seizures
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Respiratory Tract Infection ... bacteria into it, infecting ... mastoiditis, febrile seizures ... symptoms #signs #peds
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
alteration in mental status ... after an initial injection ... inform immediate clinical ... and if necessary secure ... A). ❼ Control seizures