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Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Absence, Myoclonic, Tonic ... , Clonic, Atonic ... , Tonic-clonic Provoked ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... , Moyamoya • Toxic
Bilateral tonic pupils observed in the patient with Ross syndrome. 
Absence of bilateral pupillary contraction despite
Bilateral tonic ... patient with Ross syndrome ... #tonic #pupils # ... ophthalmology #ross #syndrome
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
- Horner's Syndrome ... Dilatation - Adie's Tonic
Pupillary Abnormalities  Overview
 - Unequal Pupils (anisocoria)
 - Tonic pupil (Adie's pupil)
 - OculomotorNerve (CN
anisocoria) - Tonic ... - Homer's Syndrome
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... Physical Exam A tonic ... FatimahDandan #Pisa #Syndrome
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... Other causes of tonic
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
glaucoma, Adie's tonic ... response, Serotonin syndrome ... Miosis: Horner's syndrome
Epilepsy Seizure Types - Generalized vs Focal

Generalized Seizures
 - Absence seizures 
 - Myoclonic seizures
Myoclonic seizures - Tonic ... seizures - Tonic-clonic ... seizures - Atonic
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
• Eclampsia: Tonic-clonic ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome
Causes of Primary Epileptic Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Focal - Non-Dyscognitive - Features of
 • Aura
• Absence • Atonic ... • Clonic • Tonic ... • Tonic-Clonic