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McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
• 2 or more attacks ... • 2 or more attacks ... further clinical attack ... CNS site) • 1 attack ... CNS site) • 1 attack
Causes of Pediatric Spells - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neonates and Infant Spells:
 • Benign Sleep Myoclonus
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• Shuddering attacks ... Migraine-variants • Panic Attack ... Transient Ischemic Attack
Review Article: Toxidrome Recognition in Chemical-Weapons Attacks
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1705224

#Diagnosis #Toxicology #CWAs #Chemical #Weapons #Attack #Warfare #Toxidromes
Chemical-Weapons Attacks ... Chemical #Weapons #Attack
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
• Shuddering attacks ... Migraine-variants • Panic Attack ... Transient Ischemic Attack
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
mediated autoimmunity attack ... lymphocytes also attack
Acute Treatment of Migraine
Mild Attacks: NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics
Moderate/Severe Attacks: Triptans, Ditans, Gepants, Ergots
Non-pharmacologic Treatment: Neuromodulation, Rest,
Migraine Mild Attacks ... Moderate/Severe Attacks
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
precedes initial attack ... Attacks may occur ... vertigo - Vertigo attacks ... history of other attacks
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
exacerbation, Asthma attack ... Acute: Anxiety attack ... , Panic attack
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Peripheral Vertigo: • Attacks ... Central Vertigo: • Attacks ... Attacks in clusters
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
• Auto-immune attack ... • Auto-immune attack