🧱 The First Principles of Seizures

  1. The definitions: Seizure vs. epilepsy
  2. How to evaluate a patient’s first seizure: 4 primary goals when evaluating a patient's first seizure = Is it a seizure or not? If yes, what seizure type? Provoked or unprovoked? Specific epilepsy syndrome and underlying cause?
  3. Status epilepticus, a medical emergency: 3 steps: Give a benzodiazepine, give an antiepileptic drug, transfer to ICU.

🔠 Definitions

🔠 Classification

🌱 Aetiology

⚡ Clinical Features

🔎 Diagnosis

📄 DDx

🔎 Investigation

💊 Management

🌐 Resources


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