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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 ... causes include withdrawal ... Classification #Diagnosis ... Neurology #Signs #Symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
brief flurry of generalized ... tonic-clonic seizures ... period; status epilepticus ... #Timeline #etoh ... #diagnosis
Causes of Primary Epileptic Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Focal - Non-Dyscognitive - Features of
 • Aura
Causes of Primary Epileptic ... Seizures - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyscognitive Generalized ... #Epilepsy #Seizures
Timing & Intensity of Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
- Delirium Tremens
- Seizures
- Hallucinosis
- Minor Withdrawal "The Shakes"

Dr. Melissa
Symptoms - Delirium ... Tremens - Seizures ... @MelBreggs #Diagnosis ... #Timeline #Symptoms ... #Seizures #DeliriumTremens
Graph depicting the time course of alcohol withdrawal symptoms 

#Diagnosis #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Timeline #Symptoms #Seizures #DeliriumTremens
course of alcohol withdrawal ... symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Timeline #Symptoms ... #Seizures #DeliriumTremens
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Symptom Timeline ... - 1-3 usually generalized ... Status epilepticus ... Syndrome #AWS #diagnosis ... treatment #management #etoh
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
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Withdrawal ... symptoms - ... tremor, insomnia, seizure ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal Symptom Timeline
#Diagnosis #Alcohol #EtOH #Withdrawal #Symptoms #Timeline #DeliriumTremens
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Symptom Timeline ... #Diagnosis #Alcohol ... #EtOH #Withdrawal ... #Symptoms #Timeline
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
within 4-8h - Seizures ... intoxication and withdrawal ... intubation - GHB withdrawal ... hallucinations and seizure ... Toxicology #Toxicity #Diagnosis