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Epilepsy Seizure Types - Generalized vs Focal

Generalized Seizures
 - Absence seizures 
 - Myoclonic seizures
Epilepsy Seizure ... Generalized Seizures ... - Absence seizures ... - Myoclonic seizures ... - Tonic seizures
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric Seizures ... • Myoclonic Absence ... • Juvenile Myoclonic ... Drug overdose • Alcohol ... • Benign Sleep Myoclonus
Causes of Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures -  Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infantile:
 • Benign
Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures ... - Epilepsy Syndromes ... • Myoclonic Absence ... • Juvenile Myoclonic ... #Unprovoked #Seizures
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... withdrawal from alcohol ... - Absence - Myoclonic ... - Myoclonic Atonic ... Diagnosis #Neurology #Signs
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Algorithm Unprovoked - Epilepsy ... Generalized: Absence, Myoclonic ... Moyamoya • Toxic: Alcohol ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures
Buproprion (Wellbutrin): Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Adverse Effects: Headache, Dry Mouth, Weight loss, Insomnia, Constipation,
, Tachycardia, Seizures ... disorders that reduce seizure ... Bulimia nervosa, Epilepsy ... , Alcohol Withdrawal
Causes of Primary Epileptic Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Focal - Non-Dyscognitive - Features of
 • Aura
Primary Epileptic Seizures ... Convulsive • Myoclonic ... Primary #Epileptic #Epilepsy ... #Seizures #Neurology
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... mental status • Seizures ... generalized tonic-clonic seizures ... epilepticus • Alcoholic ... and normal vital signs
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
Mental Status A - Alcohol ... Electrolytes, Endocrine, Epilepsy ... Poisoning S - Stroke, Seizure
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... Recurrent use of alcohol ... - Incr in alcohol ... tremor, insomnia, seizure ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs