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Seizures

Central Nervous System and Vascular Causes


Cerebrovascular disease
   Thrombosis
   Embolism
   Hemorrhage (intracerebral or subarachnoid)
   Vasculitis (especially lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis nodosa, mixed connective tissue disease)
   Old infarction
   Thrombophlebitis
   Arteriovenous malformation
Brain tumor (especially metastatic tumor, meningioma, astrocytoma)
Cerebral infection
   Encephalitis
   Meningitis (especially bacterial)
   Brain abscess
   Human immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV) encephalopathy
   Neurosyphilis
   Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Head trauma
Hypoxic encephalopathy
Reduced cerebral blood flow (e.g., hypotension, Stokes-Adams syndrome, carotid sinus syncope)
Hypertensive encephalopathy
Eclampsia
Alzheimer's disease
Pick's disease
Multiple sclerosis

Metabolic Causes


Fever
Alcohol withdrawal
Barbiturate withdrawal
Benzodiazepine or other sedative withdrawal
Drugs, toxins
   Amphetamines
   Heroin
   Cocaine
   Phencyclidine
   Methylphenidate
   Phenothiazines
   Tricyclic antidepressants
   Lidocaine
   Aminophylline
   Salicylates
   Ergot
   Digitalis
   Erythropoietin
   Bupropion
   Cyclosporin
Penicillins and β-lactam antibiotics
   Quinolones
   Isoniazid
   Cycloserine
   Physostigmine, other anticholinergics
   Vincristine
   Lithium
   Lead
   Mercury
   Arsenic
   Thallium
   Strychnine
   Camphor
Hypoglycemia
Hyperglycemia
Hyponatremia
Hypernatremia (or rapid correction of hypernatremia)
Hypocalcemia
Hypomagnesemia
Alkalosis (respiratory or metabolic)
Uremia
Dialysis dysequilibrium
Hepatic failure
Reye's syndrome
Thyrotoxicosis
Hypothyroidism
Pyridoxine deficiency
Pellagra

Congenital or Inherited Diseases


Congenital infection
   Toxoplasmosis
   Cytomegalovirus
   Syphilis
   Rubella (maternal)
Neonatal hypoxia or trauma, kernicterus
Down syndrome
Lipid storage disease (e.g., Gaucher's disease)
Tuberous sclerosis
Sturge-Weber disease
Phenylketonuria
Acute intermittent porphyria
Argininosuccinicaciduria

Idiopathic Epilepsy


Generalized
   Tonic-clonic (grand mal)
   Absence (petit mal)
   Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
   Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
   Infantile spasms (West's syndrome)
   Atonic
Partial or focal
   Simple (without loss of consciousness)
       Motor
       Somatosensory
       Autonomic
       Psychic
   Complex (with impaired consciousness)
Special epileptic syndromes
   Myoclonus
   Reflex epilepsy
   Acquired aphasia with convulsive disorder
   Hysterical

References


1. Pedley TA, Scheue ML, Walczak TS: Epilepsy, p. 845. See Bibliography, 2.
2. Epilepsy and Other Seizure Disorders, p. 273. See Bibliography, 1.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 2008 Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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