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Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... Generalized seizures ... either a partial seizure ... causes include withdrawal ... Neurology #Signs #Symptoms
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
of GHB toxicity ... within 4-8h - Seizures ... intoxication and withdrawal ... hallucinations and seizure ... GHB #Toxicology #Toxicity
Timing & Intensity of Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
- Delirium Tremens
- Seizures
- Hallucinosis
- Minor Withdrawal "The Shakes"

Dr. Melissa
Intensity of Alcohol Withdrawal ... Symptoms - Delirium ... Tremens - Seizures ... #Timeline #Symptoms ... #Seizures #DeliriumTremens
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... Benzodiazepine withdrawal ... E - Ethanol Withdrawal ... Drug #Induced #Seizures ... Pharmacology #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
Graph depicting the time course of alcohol withdrawal symptoms 

#Diagnosis #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Timeline #Symptoms #Seizures #DeliriumTremens
course of alcohol withdrawal ... symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Timeline #Symptoms ... #Seizures #DeliriumTremens
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... normal mental status ... • Seizures (6 ... generalized tonic-clonic seizures ... postictal period; status
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
the Patient with Seizure ... history suggest a seizure ... of additional symptoms ... Characterize seizure ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Seizure
Beta-Blocker Overdose/toxicity:

•	Bradycardia & hypotension (most common).
•	Myocardial depression & cardiogenic shock (severe overdoses). 
•	Ventricular dysrhythmias (Common with
Beta-Blocker Overdose/toxicity ... Others (mental status ... change, seizure ... Nearly all develop symptoms ... • Delayed toxicity
Cerebral Toxoplasmosis 
- Most comrnon CNS infection in patients with AIDS 
who are not receiving appropriate
Altered mental status ... • Seizure ... pyrimethamine-induced hematologic toxicity
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Altered Mental Status ... compensatory HTN • Seizures ... (-): • ETOH withdrawal ... • Opioid withdrawal