Abstract
This chapter brings you a step-by-step guide on how to approach the actively seizing patient in status epilepticus. The differentiation of the simple versus complex febrile seizure is a must-know for all providers caring for the seizing pediatric patient. The differential diagnosis table of nonfebrile seizures is a “Quick Hit” that can easily be accessed while difficult to remember.
Author supplied keywords
- Acyclovir
- Benzodiazepines
- CT head
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electrolyte disturbance
- Febrile seizures (simple and complex)
- Fosphenytoin
- INH toxicity
- Levetiracetam
- Lumbar puncture (LP)
- Meningitis
- Midazolam
- Neurology
- Nonfebrile seizure differential diagnosis
- Pentobarbital
- Pyridoxine
- Respiratory depression
- Status epilepticus
- Syncope
- Toxidromes
- VP shunt
- Valproic acid
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Swan, T. B. (2018). Pediatric Seizure. In Quick Hits for Pediatric Emergency Medicine (pp. 109–115). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93830-1_16
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