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Syncope - Cerebral hypoperfusion leading to transient lsos of consciousness causing alck of postural tone with
Syncope - Cerebral ... immediate recovery Differential ... PNES/Narcolepsy, Seizure ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management
Differential Diagnosis for Transient Confusion -  6 S Approach:

• Sugar
• Syncope
• Seizure
• Stroke
• Substances
• Sleepiness

#AMS
Differential Diagnosis ... • Sugar • Syncope ... • Seizure • Stroke ... Transient #confusion #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reflex Syncope:
• Vasovagal: Prolonged standing, Stress, Pain
• Situational: Coughing, Sneezing, Micturition, Defecation,
Syncope - Differential ... Framework Reflex Syncope ... Mimics: • Seizure ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... #Differential #
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... - Vasovagal syncope ... Mimics - Seizure ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... #Differential #
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 ... diagnosis such as: - Syncope ... Characterize seizure ... #management #Neurology
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Secondary / Provoked Seizures ... - Differential ... Cardiovascular • Syncope ... Secondary #Provoked #Seizures ... #Neurology #Differential
Syncope in 3 Steps
1. Consider the 3 "S" Mimics: Seizure, low Sugar, Stroke (TIA)
2. Heart vs
Syncope in 3 Steps ... 3 "S" Mimics: Seizure ... subclavian steal syndrome ... amyloidosis and other #Syncope ... #differential #
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric Seizures ... - Differential ... Daydreaming • Syncope ... Cataplexy #Seizures ... #Epilepsy #Differential
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
Syncope is a sudden ... and noncardiac syncope ... carotid sinus syndrome ... (ruling out differential ... further guide management