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Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... injury • Infectious
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
the Newborn - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndrome (RDS)* ... Amniotic Fluid - Infectious ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure ... Neoplasm-related (brain ... paraneoplastic syndromes
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Event (ALTE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Neurologic: • Seizure ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Poisoning Provoked - Infection ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Syncope in 3 Steps
1. Consider the 3 "S" Mimics: Seizure, low Sugar, Stroke (TIA)
2. Heart vs
1. ... 3 "S" Mimics: Seizure ... subclavian steal syndrome ... other #Syncope #differential ... #diagnosis #mimics
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT Syndrome ... high prevalence - 1/ ... - Syncope - Seizure ... noises or emotional stress ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malformation • TORCH Infection ... • Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome • Birth ... #Causes #Peds #
Co-occurrence of Lung-Brain Infections
When we hear a patient w/ co-occurrence of lung-brain infection, Nocardia seems to
seems to be the #1 ... Endocarditis: Staph, Strep ... • Lemierre syndrome ... #Brain #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... : 1. ... Reversible course Differential ... Infection, Electrolyte ... : Treat with AEDs