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Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Generalized: Absence, Myoclonic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cerebral ... Asterognosia • Seizures ... #Algorithm #Causes
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
mentd status, Seizures ... , Myoclonus, Hypertension ... Hyperthermia (most common cause ... extremity) Diagnosis ... SerotoninSyndrome #management
Syncope - Cerebral hypoperfusion leading to transient lsos of consciousness causing alck of postural tone with
Syncope - Cerebral ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Non-syncopal cause ... PNES/Narcolepsy, Seizure ... #management
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
hypercarbia as causes ... alfentanil can be diagnostic ... intracranial pressure, seizure ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... Motor dysfunction: myoclonic ... seizure, primitive ... incontinence, apraxia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
preeclampsia, reversible cerebral ... hemorrhage, SAH, cerebral ... hemiplegic or anesthetic ... rare), reversible cerebral ... #differential #diagnosis
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... A). ❼ Control seizures ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
both posterior cerebral ... leukoencephalopathy, Cerebral ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #management #neurology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
eye movement • Cerebral ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... Encephalopathy with seizures ... deficits ranging from paresthesia ... Manifestations #diagnosis