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Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Provoked Pediatric Seizures ... Infection: • Febrile Seizures ... • Sturge-Weber Syndrome ... #Seizures #Provoked ... #Causes #Peds #
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
Management of Seizures ... management of active seizures ... anti-epileptic drugs ... twitter.com/thame #Seizure ... #Emergency #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Syndrome (PRES) ... agitation) • Seizures ... • Hypertensive emergency ... Immunomodulatory meds ... #Neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic ... • Neurologic: Seizure ... Disorder • Toxins: Drug ... Diagnosis #MINT #Mnemonic ... #neurology
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric Seizures ... Provoked - Drugs ... Infection: • Febrile Seizures ... Cataplexy #Seizures ... #Causes #Peds #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Syndrome (PRES) ... are preferred Seizure ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #Management #Neurology
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
• Hypertensive emergency ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... compensatory HTN • Seizures ... renal crises Drug ... inhibitors Drug
Do you start Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) on a first time seizure?

SHINE Mnemonic:
 • first seizure occurred
(AEDs) on a first ... time seizure? ... • first seizure ... #Seizure #FirstTime ... Initiation #start #Algorithm
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... , Recreational drugs ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures ... #Causes #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... fever, myalgia), seizures ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... #neurology #PHANTOMS ... #mnemonic