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Hypomagnesaemia
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: nystagmus, seizures, depression, agitation, confusion, irritability Management Investigations Serum … tablet) Intravenous dosing Children with severe symptoms (eg tetany, arrythmia, seizures) should …
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Radiology - Acute indications
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. 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 …
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Hypertension in children and adolescents
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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 …
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Haemophilia Treatments
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<3 years old or children with seizure disorders (can cause hyponatraemia and seizures) Fluid …
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Eucalyptus Oil Poisoning
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, 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 …
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Ataxia
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ataxia Basilar artery migraine Seizure disorder Metabolic Demyelinating pathology Functional …: metabolic disease hereditary ataxia migraine seizure disorder Drugs/toxins or environmental exposures …
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Salicylates poisoning
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, hyperventilation >300 mg/kg Severe symptoms: Acidosis, seizures, hyperthermia Features on examination Resp … - careful assessment should be performed. CNS: Agitation, lethargy, seizures, coma Other …
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Lumbar puncture
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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 …
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InhalantsVolatile Substance Use - Chroming
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: encephalopathy & seizures palpitations, tachydysrhythmias and QT prolongation dyspnoea from aspiration … range of normal if prolonged QT Treat behavioural disturbance/delirium and seizures with diazepam …
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Common Causes of Ataxia
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Vascular (eg Stroke) Trauma Conversion disorder Toxin ingestion Basilar artery migraine Seizure disorder …