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Epilepsy Seizure Types - Generalized vs Focal

Generalized Seizures
 - Absence seizures 
 - Myoclonic seizures
Epilepsy Seizure ... - Tonic-clonic ... #Types #Classification ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Focal Seizures
Focal Seizures With Impairment of Consciousness
 - The seizure may or may not start with
Focal Seizures ... Focal Seizures With ... confusion and headache ... seizures. ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... Generalized seizures ... seizures begin ... Pseudoseizures #GrandMal #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Classification of Neonatal Seizures
Subtle 
Clonic 
 - Focal 
 - Multifocal 
Tonic 
 - Focal
Neonatal Seizures ... Subtle Clonic ... Generalized #Neonatal #Seizures ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ICH, Cerebral venous ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... fever, myalgia), seizures ... dissection • Cerebral venous ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Pituitary Apoplexy, Venous ... ICP, Neoplasm, Seizure ... #diagnosis #differential ... secondary #management #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures ... • Seizures ... Constipation, Seizures ... leukoencephalopathy, Cerebral venous ... 2-3 mEq/L • Seizures
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
) - Previous chronic ... meningitis - Previous chronic ... Obesity Cerebral venous ... neurological findings or seizure ... differential #emergency #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... PNS and CNS • Headache ... mood disorder • Seizures ... • Psychosis • Seizures ... with Lupus: • Chronic