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Page 1: Abdullah Tawakul R2 Neurology. Introduction The assessment of a patient with a transient loss of consciousness can be difficult. These patients fall into

Abdullah TawakulR2 Neurology

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Introduction•The assessment of a patient with a

transient loss of consciousness can be difficult .

These patients fall into two groups: those with seizures, which embrace both epileptic and non-epileptic events.

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Introduction

And those with syncope, defined as loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by cerebral hypoperfusion with spontaneous

recovery .

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Introduction

There can also be the confounding factor of convulsive

syncope, which is a seizure-like reaction resulting from

global cerebral hypoperfusion; this happens in around

12% of patients presenting with syncope.

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Introduction

On presentation, vital clues are commonly missing because patients may have amnesia and a witness account might not be available, and even after multiple investigations a diagnosis may still be not be possible.

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Seizure DDx :

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Syncope DDx:

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Clinical approach..

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It’s all in the history

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Clinical history and examination

Historical features are very essential in distinguishing syncope from seizures, and have been proposed as a scoring scheme

(table) by Sheldon and colleagues .

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This point score is a useful bedside tool, is based on symptoms only, and diagnoses seizures with 94% sensitivity and specificity.

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Events prior to the attack

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Events prior to the attack

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Event at the onset of the attack

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Event during the attack

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Event during the attack

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Events after the attack

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Antecedent disorders

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Clinical exam:

Vital signs ..orthostasisNeurological exam ??CVS exam .OB

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It’s tricky ..lets do MRI or PET scan?

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InvestigationsManagement of the patients should not be guided by the specialty under which they were admitted—eg, a patient admitted under

neurology only having neurological investigations.

One study of clinical-decision making has shown that internists tended toward a broader diagnostic assessment than their cardiology colleague.

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Investigations

Basic laboratory investigations should be done to

exclude anaemia, infection, electrolyte disturbances, or

renal and liver dysfunction.EKG (cardiac work up)D dimer ..VQ scan

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InvestigationsEEG and telemetry : Clinical suspicion ,

abnormal movements , funny turns. In one British study of electroencephalogram

use in a district hospital, 56% of orders were considered to be inappropriate, and only 16% influenced management.

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Investigations

Neuroimaging : reserved for patients presenting with a

suspected first unprovoked seizure or with a focal neurological deficit.

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References

Historical criteria that distinguish syncope from seizures.. Sheldon et.al.

Seizure versus syncope .. McKeon et.al.Falls, faints, fits and funny turns.. Thijs

et.al.Making the diagnosis in patients with blackouts: it’s all in the history.. Plug et.al