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Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Provoked Pediatric Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infection: • Febrile Seizures ... • Sturge-Weber Syndrome ... DIMS #Mnemonic #Seizures
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... , Hyperglycemia, ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures
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
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
hypertension, Seizures ... Hepatorenal syndrome ... Hepatoadrenal syndrome ... metabolic function, Hypoglycemia ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Phases of Colchicine Toxicity
 - Early Phase (0-24h) 
 - Multi-organ failure Phase (1-7 days)
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... arrest Neurologic: Seizures ... hypoNa, hypoP04, hypoglycemia ... /hyperglycemia ... #Pharmacology #Diagnosis
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
Hypocalcemia Hypoglycemia ... or hyperglycemia ... Meningitis WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES ... #Epilepticus #Seizures ... #Differential #diagnosis
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
Epilepsy Seizure Types - Generalized vs Focal

Generalized Seizures
 - Absence seizures 
 - Myoclonic seizures
Epilepsy Seizure ... Generalized Seizures ... - Absence seizures ... - Tonic seizures ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to seizure
#Diagnosis #Neuro #Differential #Seizures #Mimics
Approach to seizure ... #Diagnosis #Neuro ... #Differential #Seizures
Differential diagnosis of seizures #Diagnosis #EM #Neuro #Seizure #Epileptic #NonEpileptic #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential diagnosis ... of seizures #Diagnosis ... #EM #Neuro #Seizure