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The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
aggressive treatment of generalized ... status epilepticus ... rely upon rapid seizure ... may cause permanent ... cause aspiration
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 ... (grand mal) - ... Classification #Diagnosis
Causes of Primary Epileptic Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Focal - Non-Dyscognitive - Features of
 • Aura
Causes of Primary ... Epileptic Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Epilepsy #Seizures ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures -  Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infantile:
 • Benign
Causes of Unprovoked ... Pediatric Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Generalized Epilepsies ... #Algorithm #Causes
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
normal mental status ... • Seizures (6 ... brief flurry of generalized ... epilepticus • ... Timeline #etoh #diagnosis
Status Epilepticus Management

 • Definition of Status Epilepticus
 • Diagnostic Workup
 • Potential Causes

Treatment of Status
Status Epilepticus ... Epilepticus • ... Diagnostic Workup ... • Potential Causes ... epilepsy #neurology #seizure
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Simple, Complex • Generalized ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hyperpyrexia (Temp > 106.7° F) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Heat Stroke
 • Drug-induced: Amphetamines,
Causes of Hyperpyrexia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Serotonin syndrome ... damage: Hemorrhage, Status ... Epilepticus, Hypothalamic
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Altered mental status ... agitation) • Seizures ... (Generalized > ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Generalized Epilepsies ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes