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Seizure
last updated: October 31, 2016
Orlando Debesa
Differential Diagnosis
Vascular: Stroke, Post Stroke, AV Malformations
Infection: Meningoencephalitis, Lyme disease, TB meningitis, brain abscess, HIV related, Cerebral Malaria, fever
Trauma: Brain injury
Autoimmune: SLE, CNS Vasculitits
Metabolic: Hepatic Encephalopathy, Uremia, Hypoglycemia, Low Na, Ca, Mg, Porphyria
Idiopathic: Epilepsy
Neoplasm: Primary brain tumour, Secondaries from breast, lungs, GIT
Syndromes: Tuberous Sclerosis, Down’s syndrome, Sturge Weber syndrome Von Hippel Lindau syndrome, eclampsia
pSeudoseizures
Drugs Causing Seizures
Sub-therapeutic Anti-epileptic drug levels
Lithium toxicity
Tricyclic Antidepressants
Theophylline
Flucloxacillin
Ciprofloxacin
Flumezanil
Imipramine
Cocaine, Amphetamines
Drug Withdrawal: Alcohol, Benzodiazepines, Barbiturates
OTIS CAMPBELL
Organophosphate Toxicity
Tricyclic Antidepressants
Isoniazid or Insulin
Sympathomimetics
Cocaine or Camphor
Amphetamines
Methyl-Xanthines (Theophylline, Caffeine)
Phencyclidine (PCP), propoxyphene, phenol, Propranolol
Benzodiazepine Withdrawal or Botanicals
Ethanol withdrawal (Alcohol Withdrawal)
Lead Poisoning or Lithium Overdose
Lidocaine or Lindane
