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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
- Management Seizure ... #2 → Anti-epileptic ... #3 → Infusion ... #seizures #management ... #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Posterior Reversible ... reduction within first 2- ... are preferred Seizure ... #Treatment #Management ... #Neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... 02, suction 3. ... Concurrently search for reversible ... Ketamine: 0.5-3 ... #neurology #seizures
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Risk factors 3. ... nonconvulsive status epilepticus ... 3 mEq/L • Seizures ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Management of Convulsive ... IV infusion of 3 ... #seizure #Management ... #neurology #pediatrics ... #peds #algorithm
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... , 02, suction 3. ... Concurrently search for reversible ... Ketamine: 0.5-3 ... #Management #Neurology
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... for Status Epilepticus ... 20-40 mg/kg at 3- ... #Algorithm #Neurology ... pharmacology #dosing #seizure
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... of diagnosis (e.g ... presentations: epileptic ... seizure, cranial ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... 3 times than men ... 3 of pts) • Therapeutic ... antibody that works ... #treatment #neurology
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Algorithm Drugs ... flecainide) • Class 3 ... Syndrome Electrolyte ... • Adult load: 2- ... #Algorithm