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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 ... causes include ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Alcohol Withdrawal Summary

Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause, Course, Management 

#Diagnosis #Management #Pathophysiology #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Withdrawal Summary Pathophysiology ... , Symptoms, Cause ... , Course, Management ... #Diagnosis # ... Management #Pathophysiology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Neurocysticercosis, PML • Metabolic ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Diagnostic Algorithm ... of additional symptoms ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Seizure #management ... #Neurology
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Causes of Apparent ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Myocarditis Metabolic ... Neurologic: • Seizure ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... / Provoked Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Meningitis Metabolic ... #Causes
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Encephalitis Provoked - Metabolic ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... no respiratory cause ... show anion-gap metabolic ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... Dizziness, Altered, Seizure
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs / Symptoms ... dysfunction: myoclonic seizure ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Causes of Provoked ... Pediatric Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Encephalitis Metabolic ... #Peds #Pediatrics