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The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
which may cause ... permanent brain ... Aside from the brain ... may cause aspiration ... #Management #Neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Encephalitis, Brain ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... affecting the brain ... Inflammatory causes ... : • Susac syndrome ... #neurology #inflammatory
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... (Many causes!) ... * (most common cause ... encephalitis) • Brain ... #diagnosis #neurology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... ), Traumatic Brain ... #neurology #diagnosis
Status Epilepticus Management

 • Definition of Status Epilepticus
 • Diagnostic Workup
 • Potential Causes

Treatment of Status
Management ... • Potential Causes ... #Management #epilepsy ... #neurology #seizure ... #management #treatment
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Diseases: Korsakoff Syndrome ... , Traumatic Brain ... Disease, Anton's Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
associated with short bowel ... syndrome Methanol ... salicylate toxicity causes ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Definitions Pathophysiology ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... Disorders of Gut-Brain ... Syndrome • Chronic
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... nonconvulsive status epilepticus ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology