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Classification of Neonatal Seizures
Subtle 
Clonic 
 - Focal 
 - Multifocal 
Tonic 
 - Focal
Classification of ... Neonatal Seizures ... #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Neurology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... caused by a toxic ... and metabolic causes ... Pseudoseizures #GrandMal #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Encephalitis, Brain ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
The first step is to separate seizures by how they begin in the brain. The type
they begin in the brain ... , and possible causes ... one side of the brain ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #ILAE2017 #Classification
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure ... Neoplasm-related (brain ... #Algorithm #Causes
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Protein > 80 - Seizure ... complex febrile seizure ... ) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Asterognosia • Seizures ... sensory loss Brain ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
#lesions #cns #brain ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... the underlying cause ... : Treat with AEDs ... until cause identified
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... tubular necrosis (causes ... : sepsis, meds, ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology