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Classification of Neonatal Seizures
Subtle 
Clonic 
 - Focal 
 - Multifocal 
Tonic 
 - Focal
- Generalized ... Myoclonic ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Neurology
Causes of Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures -  Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infantile:
 • Benign
Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Generalized Epilepsies ... Focal Epilepsies ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... Generalized seizures ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infantile: • Benign Focal ... Generalized Epilepsies ... Focal Epilepsies ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
- Epilepsy: • Focal ... Simple, Complex • Generalized ... : Absence, Myoclonic ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
agitation) • Seizures ... (Generalized > ... focal) • Headache ... Immunomodulatory meds ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
mutations - Down syndrome ... Motor dysfunction: myoclonic ... seizure, primitive ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Clinical Features of Carbon Monoxide Toxicity
CNS - Headache, Visual disturbances, Confusion, Ataxia, Seizure, Syncope, Retinal hemorrhage,
disturbances, Confusion, Ataxia ... , Seizure, Syncope ... Retinal hemorrhage, Focal ... neurologic deficit ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
presyncope, exertional symptoms ... positive Romberg sign ... ALS) • Clues: Focal ... - Stroke - Seizure ... sclerosis • Clues: Ataxia