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Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
caused by a toxic ... include withdrawal ... from alcohol or ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
Mental Status A - Alcohol ... Overdose, Oxygen, Opiates ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... encephalopathy #diagnosis ... #differential #
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... compensatory HTN • Seizures ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Uremia • Alcohol ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Moyamoya • Toxic: Alcohol ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Causes of Provoked ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drug overdose • Alcohol ... Withdrawal • ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Seizures - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drug overdose • Alcohol ... Withdrawal • ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
 •
to use EtOH • Withdrawal ... , tachycardia, nausea ... tremor, insomnia, seizure ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
 •
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Seizures (6-48 ... usually generalized seizures ... with normal vital signs ... #AWS #diagnosis
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Diagnosis • Neurologic ... Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure ... : Medications, Alcohol ... Mental #Status #AMS ... Diagnosis #Causes