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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Status Epilepticus ... SarahFoohey #Status ... #management #treatment ... #algorithm #peds ... #pediatrics #neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus

#Seizure #Management #status #epilepticus #algorithm #neurology
Emergency Treatment ... Algorithm for Convulsive ... Status Epilepticus ... #Seizure #Management ... #algorithm #neurology
Americal Epilepsy Society - Proposed treatment algorithm for status epilepticus.

#Management #Neurology #Status #Epilepticus #Refractory #Seizures #AES
Society - Proposed treatment ... algorithm for status ... #Management #Neurology ... #Refractory #Seizures ... #AES #Algorithm
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
for aggressive treatment ... rely upon rapid seizure ... The longer the seizure ... #Management #Neurology ... #Algorithm #PulmCrit
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Hypoxia, Uremia, Liver ... #Causes #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... elevated protein level ... persistent altered level ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... Altered mental status ... and signs (e.g., fever ... , myalgia), seizures ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment ... Algorithm for Convulsive ... ABC's and Don't Ever ... #management #neurology ... #seizures #ACEP
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
attention to volume status ... Assess volume status ... demyelination syndrome ... of symptomatic (seizures ... #management #nephrology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Asterognosia • Seizures ... • Decreased Level ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology