PPT-Seizure syncope & drop attacks

Mark Keezer R5 Neurology ELS July 13 2011 Seizure versus syncope All of the above Outline Brief overview of epileptic seizures Syncope an organized approach Seizure versus syncope An approach to the patient. Prior to syncope you may experience dizziness nausea palpit ations cold sweats shortness of breat h or chest discomfort Usua lly consciousness returns in a matter of seconds or minutes Fainting is fairly common and usually isnt caused by a serious o HSAJB. PRESENTER: NURULFAZIHA HAMIDON. SUPERVISOR: DR POH SIONG WI . OBJECTIVES. Know . how to approach a patient with seizure/fits. Know . how to approach a patient with syncope. Differentiate . between fits and faints, and make a provisional diagnosis. HSAJB. OBJECTIVES. Know . how to approach a patient with seizure/fits. Know . how to approach a patient with syncope. Differentiate . between fits and faints, and make a provisional diagnosis. Recognize . HSAJB. OBJECTIVES. Know . how to approach a patient with seizure/fits. Know . how to approach a patient with syncope. Differentiate . between fits and faints, and make a provisional diagnosis. Recognize . Philip . Dittmar. January 31, 2014. I have no conflicts of interest to disclose.. Syncope. The current state in healthcare. Classification of syncope. Costs of a “typical” work up. Ways to provide “High Value Cost Conscious Care”. A Case-Based Approach to Diagnosis. Sarah Hodges, DO. Neurology. I have no disclosures to share. Objectives . Define syncope and seizure. Review natural history of syncope and seizure. List etiologies of seizure and syncope. and . management. MUDr. . Jakub . Honěk. MUDr. Martin Horváth. Kardiologická klinika, 2.LF UK a FN Motol, Praha. The. . i. mportance. . of. . appropriate. . diagnostics. . a managementu . of. First tonic-clonic seizure. Seizures and epilepsy. T-C seizure. Provoked. Due to acute illness. Part of epilepsy. (?unrecognised). Single unprovoked. Generalised epilepsy. Idiopathic. Young people with normal brains. Definition: . Brief loss of consciousness and loss of postural tone . Common: seen in up to 15% of adolescents . Majority are neural mediated . Cardiogenic causes <1.5%. Management. : Careful history including family history . NEURO EXAMS . This takes about a minute… . Alertness . “Smile”. “Raise your eyebrows”. “Hands out in front, palms up… . Close your eyes, touch your nose . Eye movement . Grips (check pulses) . MUDr. Jakub . Honěk. Kardiologická klinika, 2.LF UK a FN Motol, Praha. Definition. . of. . syncope. Syncope is a T-LOC due to transient global cerebral . hypoperfusion. . characterized by rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous. SYNCOPESYNCOPEA Transient Loss of ConsciousnessA Transient Loss of ConsciousnessThe primary purpose of the evaluation of The primary purpose of the evaluation of the patient with syncope is to determi REPORT Drop Attacks e vertigine verticale dopo gentamicina transtimpanica:diagnosi e terapia I. DALLAN, L. BRUSCHINI, A. NACCI, A.P. CASANI Key words MeniereÕs disease ¥ Treatment ¥ Transtympanic g Syncope. . Brief loss of consciousness with spontaneous recovery. Loss of postural tone and varying degrees of event recall also occur. Vasovagal syncope is a specific type of reflex syncope associated with decrease in heart rate and decrease in blood pressure.