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Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
as originating ... as some point within ... withdrawal from alcohol ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Seizures (6 ... brief flurry of generalized ... epilepticus • ... and normal vital signs ... Timeline #etoh #diagnosis
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
 •
Syndrome (AWS) ... (AWS): • PAWSS ... • CIWA-Ar • AWS ... Status epilepticus ... #AWS #diagnosis
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Altered Mental Status ... (AMS) - Differential ... compensatory HTN • Seizures ... #Hypertension #AMS ... #causes
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure ... : Medications, Alcohol ... #AMS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
Altered Mental Status ... A - Alcohol, Acidosis ... Poisoning S - Stroke, Seizure ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... encephalopathy #diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic medications classically characterized
- Diagnosis Neuroleptic ... , generalized rigidity ... epilepticus, Malignant ... : catatonic signs ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm May present as ... - High Output State ... Drugs: • Alcohol ... Attack • Generalized
Causes of Status Epilepticus in Adults
METABOLIC DISTURBANCES
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hypocalcemia
Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia
Hyponatremia
Uremia
INFECTIOUS PROCESSES
Central nervous system abscess
Encephalitis
Meningitis
WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES
Alcohol
Antiepileptic drugs
Baclofen
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
CENTRAL
Causes of Status ... Meningitis WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES ... Alcohol Antiepileptic ... #Epilepticus #Seizures ... #Differential #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Altered mental status ... edema visualized as ... epilepticus ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause