• Hypomagnesaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypomagnesaemia/
    : nystagmus, seizures, depression, agitation, confusion, irritability Management Investigations Serum … tablet) Intravenous dosing Children with severe symptoms (eg tetany, arrythmia, seizures) should …
  • Radiology - Acute indications
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Radiology_Guidelines_Acute_indications/
    .  Headaches with seizures.  Marked change in behaviour.  Enlarging head Symptoms of raised intracranial … headache Seizures  Persistent abnormal neurological signs/impaired conscious state.  Focal neurological … afebrile seizures Abnormal Size / Shape Of Skull  Clinical examination is usually sufficient to diagnose …
  • Hypertension in children and adolescents
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypertension_in_children_and_adolescents/
    Seizures Chest pain/palpitations Shortness of breath Cardiac failure Past history of Acute Kidney Injury …, seizures, coma) +/- target-end organ damage >180/120 associated with encephalopathy, eg headache vomiting …, vision changes and neurological symptoms (facial nerve palsy, lethargy, seizures, coma) +/- target-end …
  • Haemophilia Treatments
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Haemophilia_Treatments/
    <3 years old or children with seizure disorders (can cause hyponatraemia and seizures)  Fluid …
  • Eucalyptus Oil Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Eucalyptus_Oil_Poisoning/
    , seizures, coma with larger (≥5 mL) exposures) CVS:  Tachycardia, hypotension Respiratory: Depression … Significant CNS depression, seizures or respiratory compromise requiring management in a paediatric intensive …
  • Ataxia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Ataxia/
    ataxia    Basilar artery migraine Seizure disorder Metabolic  Demyelinating pathology Functional …: metabolic disease hereditary ataxia migraine seizure disorder Drugs/toxins or environmental exposures …
  • Salicylates poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Salicylates_Posioning/
    , hyperventilation >300 mg/kg Severe symptoms: Acidosis, seizures, hyperthermia Features on examination Resp … - careful assessment should be performed. CNS: Agitation, lethargy, seizures, coma Other …
  • Lumbar puncture
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Lumbar_puncture/
    episodes New focal neurological signs or seizures Seizure within previous 30 min and/or ongoing decreased … conscious state following a seizure INR >1.5 or platelets <50 x 10 9 /L for child on anticoagulant …
  • InhalantsVolatile Substance Use - Chroming
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/InhalantsVolatile_Substance_Use_-_Chroming/
    : encephalopathy & seizures palpitations, tachydysrhythmias and QT prolongation dyspnoea from aspiration … range of normal if prolonged QT Treat behavioural disturbance/delirium and seizures with diazepam …
  • Common Causes of Ataxia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Common_Causes_of_Ataxia/
    Vascular (eg Stroke) Trauma Conversion disorder  Toxin ingestion   Basilar artery migraine Seizure disorder …

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.