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Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... , Recreational drugs ... Encephalitis, Brain ... #Causes #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... abnormality, Medication/Drug ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... nonconvulsive status epilepticus ... the underlying cause
Do you start Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) on a first time seizure?

SHINE Mnemonic:
 • first seizure occurred
you start Anti-Epileptic ... Drugs (AEDs) on ... 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
STRUCTURAL: • Stroke ... • Traumatic Brain ... Encephalitis • Brain ... withdrawal • Drug ... cardiovascular causes