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Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Provoked - Drugs ... : • Drug overdose ... • Tumours • Congenital ... • Transient Ischemic ... #Causes #Peds #
Do you start Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) on a first time seizure?

SHINE Mnemonic:
 • first seizure occurred
Anti-Epileptic Drugs ... (AEDs) on a first ... abnormalities on EEG #Antiepileptics ... #Drugs #Seizure ... Initiation #start #Algorithm
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... venous thrombosis, Congenital ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... , Recreational drugs ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
DIMS" Mnemonic Drugs ... : • Drug overdose ... • Tumours • Congenital ... • Sturge-Weber Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Fissures) • Drugs ... Lesions • Myotonia Congenita ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Cardiac: • Congenital ... Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Disturbances Neurologic ... : • Seizure ... #Causes #Peds #
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
• Consider Antiepileptic ... Drug (AED) level ... #Management #neurology ... #pediatrics #peds ... #algorithm