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Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Causes of Provoked ... DIMS" Mnemonic Drugs ... : • Drug overdose ... • Sepsis • Meningitis ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Recreational drugs ... • Infectious: Meningitis ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... / Provoked Seizures ... Encephalitis • Meningitis ... Uremia • Alcohol/drug ... #Neurology #Differential
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
caused by a toxic ... and metabolic causes ... other sedative drugs ... and bacterial meningitis ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • Drug overdose ... • Sepsis • Meningitis ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hydrocephalus • Chronic Meningitis ... • Chronic Drug ... Subdural Hematoma • B12 ... CognitiveImpairment #Dementia #Neurology
Do you start Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) on a first time seizure?

SHINE Mnemonic:
 • first seizure occurred
Anti-Epileptic Drugs ... (AEDs) on a first ... Remote Symptomatic Cause ... Initiation #start #Algorithm ... #Neurology #SHINE
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
INFECTIOUS: • Meningitis ... withdrawal • Drug ... Polypharmacy - Drug ... cardiovascular causes ... #Elderly #Neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Movement disorders, Seizure ... disorders, Aseptic Meningitis ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... abnormality, Medication/Drug ... the underlying cause ... : Treat with AEDs ... diagnosis #management #neurology