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Podcast 643: Convulsions with Gastroenteritis
Manage episode 285684967 series 1397179
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Differential Diagnosis: non-accidental trauma, febrile seizure, meningitis, hyponatremia, epilepsy
- Convulsions with gastroenteritis is a known entity to cause seizures in infancy
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- Predominantly occurs in ages 6 months to 3 years
- Occur with diarrheal episodes
- No electrolyte abnormalities associated with the seizure nor severe dehydration
- Seizures tend to come in clusters
- Most have a normal EEG and do not develop epilepsy
- Reported incidence in gastroenteritis of 1-2% of gastroenteritis
- Treatment addresses the seizures but long term anti-epileptic drugs are typically not needed
References
Kang B, Kwon YS. Benign convulsion with mild gastroenteritis. Korean J Pediatr. 2014;57(7):304-309. doi:10.3345/kjp.2014.57.7.304
Ma X, Luan S, Zhao Y, Lv X, Zhang R. Clinical characteristics and follow-up of benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis among children. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019;98(2):e14082. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000014082
Image credit: Kurt Christensen
Summarized by John Spartz, MS3 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD
1050 פרקים
Manage episode 285684967 series 1397179
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Differential Diagnosis: non-accidental trauma, febrile seizure, meningitis, hyponatremia, epilepsy
- Convulsions with gastroenteritis is a known entity to cause seizures in infancy
-
- Predominantly occurs in ages 6 months to 3 years
- Occur with diarrheal episodes
- No electrolyte abnormalities associated with the seizure nor severe dehydration
- Seizures tend to come in clusters
- Most have a normal EEG and do not develop epilepsy
- Reported incidence in gastroenteritis of 1-2% of gastroenteritis
- Treatment addresses the seizures but long term anti-epileptic drugs are typically not needed
References
Kang B, Kwon YS. Benign convulsion with mild gastroenteritis. Korean J Pediatr. 2014;57(7):304-309. doi:10.3345/kjp.2014.57.7.304
Ma X, Luan S, Zhao Y, Lv X, Zhang R. Clinical characteristics and follow-up of benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis among children. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019;98(2):e14082. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000014082
Image credit: Kurt Christensen
Summarized by John Spartz, MS3 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD
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