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    Seizure

    Seizure is a topic covered in the Diagnosaurus.

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    Etiology

    • Idiopathic (epilepsy)
    • Hypoglycemia
    • Drugs: alcohol withdrawal, cocaine, amphetamines, benzodiazepine withdrawal, heroin withdrawal, SSRIs
    • Electrolyte abnormality, eg, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia
    • Infection: bacterial meningitis, herpes encephalitis, neurocysticercosis, neurosyphilis
    • Space-occupying lesion, eg, brain tumor, arteriovenous malformation
    • Trauma
    • Stroke
    • CNS vasculitis, eg, systemic lupus erythematosus
    • Uremia
    • Febrile seizures
    • Congenital abnormality or perinatal injury
    • Degenerative disease, eg, Alzheimer’s disease

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    Last updated: December 1, 2014

    Citation

    Zeiger, Roni F.. "Seizure." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114842/all/Seizure.
    Zeiger RF. Seizure. Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114842/all/Seizure. Accessed April 20, 2019.
    Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Seizure. In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114842/all/Seizure
    Zeiger RF. Seizure [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2019 April 20]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114842/all/Seizure.
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