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Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... - Absence - Myoclonic ... - Myoclonic Atonic ... Classification #Diagnosis ... Neurology #Signs #Symptoms
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Motor dysfunction: myoclonic ... seizure, primitive ... incontinence, apraxia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Diagnostic Algorithm ... of additional symptoms ... suggesting alternative diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Seizure #management
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
mentd status, Seizures ... , Myoclonus, Hypertension ... extremity) Diagnosis ... SerotoninSyndrome #management ... toxicology #REBELEM #diagnosis
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
presentation - Symptoms ... within 4-8h - Seizures ... hallucinations and seizure ... Toxicology #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Diagnosis was made ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... : dev delay, seizures ... failure, cerebellar ataxia ... Krabbe #Disease #Diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... complaints or seizures ... monoparesis), limb ataxia ... , gait ataxia, and
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... Diagnosis - Caine ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ataxia ... treatment can improve symptoms ... #Management #neurology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... and Management ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... Dizziness, Altered, Seizure ... Toxicity #Toxicology #diagnosis
Symptoms and Signs of Hypomagnesemia
Neuromuscular:
 - Tetany, Muscle weakness, Chvostek and Trousseau signs, Cerebellar (ataxia, nystagmus,
Symptoms and Signs ... signs, Cerebellar (ataxia ... obtundation, coma, Seizures ... Hypomagnesemia #magnesium #Symptoms ... #Signs #diagnosis