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Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... withdrawal from alcohol ... drugs, uremia, hypoglycemia ... , hyperglycemia, ... Neurology #Signs #Symptoms
Timing & Intensity of Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
- Delirium Tremens
- Seizures
- Hallucinosis
- Minor Withdrawal "The Shakes"

Dr. Melissa
& Intensity of Alcohol ... Withdrawal Symptoms ... Delirium Tremens - Seizures ... #Diagnosis #Alcohol ... #Seizures #DeliriumTremens
Buproprion (Wellbutrin): Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Adverse Effects: Headache, Dry Mouth, Weight loss, Insomnia, Constipation,
, Tachycardia, Seizures ... disorders that reduce seizure ... nervosa, Epilepsy, Alcohol ... #SideEffects #Pharmacology
Graph depicting the time course of alcohol withdrawal symptoms 

#Diagnosis #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Timeline #Symptoms #Seizures #DeliriumTremens
time course of alcohol ... withdrawal symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Alcohol ... Withdrawal #Timeline #Symptoms ... #Seizures #DeliriumTremens
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 #Management
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Secondary / Provoked Seizures ... Metabolic • Hypoglycemia ... • Hyperglycemia ... • Uremia • Alcohol ... Secondary #Provoked #Seizures
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Moyamoya • Toxic: Alcohol ... • Metabolic: Hypoglycemia ... , Hyperglycemia, ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure ... can precipitate seizures ... Hypocalcemia • Hypoglycemia ... TOXICOLOGIC: • Alcohol ... Seizure Mimics:
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
of Seizures ... The management of ... active seizures ... Pharmacologic treatment ... twitter.com/thame #Seizure
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
(hypothyroid, hypoglycemia ... ) - Seizures ... Infectious - Drugs, Alcohol