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Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... Generalized seizures ... caused by a toxic ... withdrawal from alcohol ... (grand mal) -
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
aggressive treatment of generalized ... rely upon rapid seizure ... The longer the seizure ... which may cause ... may cause aspiration
Causes of Primary Epileptic Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Focal - Non-Dyscognitive - Features of
 • Aura
Causes of Primary ... Epileptic Seizures ... Dyscognitive Generalized ... #Epilepsy #Seizures ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... mental status • Seizures ... brief flurry of generalized ... tonic-clonic seizures ... period; status epilepticus
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Simple, Complex • Generalized ... Moyamoya • Toxic: Alcohol ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Grand Mal or Generalized Tonic–Clonic Seizure on Physical Exam

#Grand #Mal #Generalized #Tonic #Clonic #Seizure #grandmal #clinical
Grand Mal or Generalized ... Tonic–Clonic Seizure ... Physical Exam #Grand ... #Mal #Generalized ... Tonic #Clonic #Seizure
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Hematologic Causes ... fluid loss) • Alcoholic ... • Post-Ictal/Grand ... mal seizure
Causes of Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures -  Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infantile:
 • Benign
Causes of Unprovoked ... Pediatric Seizures ... Dravet Syndrome Generalized ... Epilepsy #Unprovoked #Seizures ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Seizures - Differential ... Dravet Syndrome Generalized ... Drug overdose • Alcohol ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
The first step is to separate seizures by how they begin in the brain. The type
, and possible causes ... Generalized seizures ... called primary generalized ... Now the term generalized ... for secondary generalized