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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 ... drugs, uremia, hypoglycemia ... , hyperglycemia, ... Classification #Diagnosis
Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Features of hypoglycemia:
 • Neurogenic: Tremor, Palpitations, Anxiety, Arousal, Sweating, Hunger,
Hypoglycemia Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Features of hypoglycemia ... Confusion, Delirium, Seizure ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Provoked Pediatric Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infection: • Febrile Seizures ... • Hyperglycemia ... DIMS #Mnemonic #Seizures
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Secondary / Provoked Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Metabolic • Hypoglycemia ... • Hyperglycemia ... Secondary #Provoked #Seizures
Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
Differential Diagnosis ... TIA/stroke - Seizure ... - Hypoglycemia ... /hyperglycemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... , Hyperglycemia, ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infection: • Febrile Seizures ... • Hyperglycemia ... Cataplexy #Seizures
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
(hypothyroid, hypoglycemia ... ) - Seizures ... #differential #diagnosis
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
Considerations for a Seizure ... or Seizure-like ... differentiate from seizure ... METABOLIC - Hypo-, hyperglycemia ... Cataplexy #Seizure
Loss of Consciousness in Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Syncopal causes:
• Orthostatic syncope
• Reflex syncope
• Cardiac arrhythmia
•
- Differential Diagnosis ... Nonsyncopal causes: • Seizure ... disturbance (including hypoglycemia ... #differential #diagnosis