Seizures in Children: Introduction
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Seizures in Children: Introduction“ von Brian Alverson, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Year 2 – Neurology-Psychiatry“. Der Vortrag ist dabei in folgende Kapitel unterteilt:
- Introduction to Seizures
- Pathology of Status Epilepticus
- Rule out Metabolic Cause
- Things that Look Like Seizures but Aren't
Quiz zum Vortrag
A child has up to 100 very brief focal spasms every day, without loss of consciousness. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
- Myoclonic jerks
- Tonic seizure
- Tonic-clonic seizure
- Atonic-akinetic seizure
- Absence seizure
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding seizures?
- A seizure is considered focal if it involves both cerebral hemispheres.
- Seizures manifest with subtle symptoms in young infants.
- Seizures result from the uncontrolled firing of neurons in the brain.
- Status epilepticus can be convulsive or non-convulsive.
- Febrile seizures are more common than epileptic seizures in children.
Which vitamin deficiency can cause seizures?
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin B1
- Vitamin B9
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin A
Which of the following type of seizure does NOT match its description?
- Status epilepticus: frequent, recurrent, or prolonged seizure with preserved consciousness.
- Tonic-clonic seizure: initial "stiffening" phase followed by a "shaking" phase
- Myoclonic jerks: multiple jerking spasms of one extremity
- Atonic-akinetic: drop spell with complete loss of tone
- Absence: complete spacing out without a postictal phase
Which of the following conditions appears similar to a seizure but is resolved with IV Benadryl?
- Dystonic reaction
- Syncope
- Pseudoseizures
- Tics
- Panic attacks
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Dozent des Vortrages Seizures in Children: Introduction
Brian Alverson, MD
Dr. Brian Alverson is the Residency Director at Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware and a Professor of Pediatrics at Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Until 2022, he has been a Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Medical Science at Brown University, as well as the Director for the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Hasbro Children's Hospital, Rhode Island, USA.
He obtained his MD at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1999 and is currently also the Director of Undergraduate Pediatric Education at the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University.
Due to his achievements in pediatric education, he has won over 25 teaching awards at two Ivy League Medical Schools.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Alverson teaches courses on Pediatrics.
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It's the first time I hear that epilepsy is an exclusion diagnosis but it makes sense. It's better clinical reasoning in this way.
