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Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
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- "DIMS" Mnemonic ... Encephalitis Metabolic ... • Sturge-Weber Syndrome ... #DIMS #Mnemonic ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Congenital Anomaly / Disorder ... Pulmonary Anomaly • Metabolic ... Disorders Infection ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myocarditis Metabolic ... • Reye's Syndrome ... Neuromuscular • Disorders ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Tics:
 • Tourette's Syndrome
 • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Tourette's Syndrome ... Epilepsy • Toxic / metabolic ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Utilize: • Metabolic ... Disorders ... • Syndromes Inadequate ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... Malnutrition, Metabolic
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Toxic Metabolic: ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm