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Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
caused by a toxic ... drugs, uremia, hypoglycemia ... , hyperglycemia, ... Classification #Diagnosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Comparison
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Causes of Provoked ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Metabolic: • Hypoglycemia ... • Hyperglycemia ... #Peds #Pediatrics
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
- Mnemonic for Causes ... Thiamine I - Insulin (hypoglycemia ... Poisoning S - Stroke, Seizure ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... encephalopathy #diagnosis
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Metabolic: • Hypoglycemia ... • Hyperglycemia ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure ... encephalopathy, Hypoglycemia ... Mental #Status #AMS ... #Causes
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics ... #Medication #Causes ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
One Pill Kills - Those that can be fatal even after just ingesting a small amount
1)
hypoglycaemia due ... hypoglycemia due ... seizures and SVT ... #Kills #Fatal #Pharmacology ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... circulation If drugs, seizures ... before beginning treatment ... Heavy exercise - Seizures ... Renal failure - Hypoglycemia
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... ICP, Neoplasm, Seizure ... , Hypercapnia, Hypoglycemia ... Physiological - Amy ... #differential #causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
edema visualized as ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... : Treat with AEDs ... until cause identified