10 results
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline ... brief flurry of generalized ... tonic-clonic seizures ... period; status epilepticus ... #etoh #diagnosis
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... Generalized seizures ... (grand mal) - ... Classification #Diagnosis ... Neurology #Signs #Symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
 •
- 1-3 usually generalized ... Status epilepticus ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #management #etoh ... #timeline
Focal Seizures
Focal Seizures With Impairment of Consciousness
 - The seizure may or may not start with
autonomic or psvchic symptoms ... autonomic or psychic symptoms ... Become Generalized ... that become generalized ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Diagnostic Algorithm ... of additional symptoms ... such as: - Syncope ... - Partial vs. generalized ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
• Headache • Seizures ... • Headache • Seizures ... Neurological symptoms ... edema visualized as ... nonconvulsive status epilepticus
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
hallucinations -> seizures ... >2 days after EtOH ... agitation • Generalized ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #EtOH
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... mediators such as ... at the time of diagnosis ... presentations: epileptic ... seizure, cranial
Time course of events during the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. 
The signs and symptoms that manifest earliest
The signs and symptoms ... hallucinations and seizures ... The earliest symptoms ... alcohol #withdrawal #timeline ... deliriumtremens #diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... 10,000 ft) • Symptoms ... hemorrhage, and seizure ... especially status epilepticus ... #differential #diagnosis