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Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
begin after age ... caused by a toxic ... withdrawal from alcohol ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
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Causes of Provoked ... Pediatric Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Drug overdose • Alcohol ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drug overdose • Alcohol ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Causes of Apparent ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Neurologic: • Seizure ... Breath-holding spell (age-dependent ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
- Increasing age ... chromosome 21) Signs ... dysfunction: myoclonic seizure ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
Time course of events during the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. 
The signs and symptoms that manifest earliest
The signs and symptoms ... manifest earliest are ... palpitations, nausea ... hallucinations and seizures ... deliriumtremens #diagnosis
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... neurological findings or seizure ... - History of alcohol ... headache #redflags #signs ... differential #emergency #diagnosis
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
Birthweight, gestational age ... is also a late sign ... When the diagnosis ... #Examination #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
hallucinations -> seizures ... had DT before, age ... dreams, anorexia, nausea ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
CHALICE Predictors of Clinically Significant Head Iniury 
History 
 - Witnessed LOC > 5min 
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non-accidental injury - Seizure ... under 1 year of age ... fontanelle - Signs ... Brain #Injury #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics