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Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Tumours • Congenital ... • Transient Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... venous thrombosis, Congenital ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... #Causes #neurology
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long ... QT Syndrome: Illness ... - Syncope - Seizure ... #LongQT #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Do you start Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) on a first time seizure?

SHINE Mnemonic:
 • first seizure occurred
Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs ... neuro-Imaging • abnormal Neurologic ... abnormalities on EEG #Antiepileptics ... Initiation #start #Algorithm ... #Neurology #SHINE
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Cardiac: • Congenital ... Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Disturbances Neurologic ... : • Seizure ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Causes of Congenital ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... normal tissue (e.g. ischemia ... of Anomalies (Syndromic ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Lesions • Myotonia Congenita ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Congenital Anomaly ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Tumours • Congenital ... • Sturge-Weber Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Stabilization Phase (Seizure ... • Consider Antiepileptic ... #Management #neurology ... #pediatrics #peds ... #algorithm