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Seizure Differential Diagnosis Mnemonics
Below are the seizure differential diagnosis mnemonics you may use for the ease of memorization: 🙂
Mnemonic: VITAMINS
Vascular: Stroke, Post Stroke, AV Malformations
Infection: Meningoencephalitis, Lyme disease, TB meningitis, brain abscess, HIV related, Cerebral Malaria
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
Mnemonic: SICK DRIFTER
Substrates (sugar, oxygen)
Isoniazid overdose
Cations (Na, Ca, Mg)
Kids (eclampsia)
Drugs (CRAP: Cocaine, Rum (alcohol), Amphetamines, PCP)
Rum (alcohol withdrawal)
Illnesses (chronic seizure disorder or other chronic disorder)
Fever (meningitis, encephalitis, abscess)
Trauma (epidural, subdural, intraparenchymal hemorrhage)
Extra: toxicologic (TAIL: Theo, ASA, Isoniazid, Lithium) and 3 Anti‘s: (Antihistamine overdose, Antidepressant overdose, Anticonvulsants (too high Dilantin, Tegretol) or benzo withdrawal.
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