BECTS (Benign Epilepsy with CentroTemporal Spikes) Seizures / Benign Rolandic Epilepsy of Childhood
Seizures may look terrifying, but not all lead to devastation. Benign Rolandic Epilepsy is an example. Let's take a minute to review.
Category Neurology
Return to Learn / Return to Sport after Concussion
Concussions are commonly encountered in children and emergency medicine providers need to know how to describe the return to learn and return to sport strategies. Let's take a minute to review the new recommendations.
Congenital Syphilis
Cases of Syphilis have been increasing in number, which means the risk of Congenital Syphilis is also increasing. Let's review what Congenital Syphilis may present like in our Emergency Departments.
Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in Children and Adolescents
Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis is a challenging, but important, condition to consider when evaluating patient with new, presumed psychiatric symptoms. Let's take a minute to review what to look for and how to evaluate.
Acute Transverse Myelitis in Children
Acute Transverse Myelitis in Children is rare, but important to consider in patients with often confusing neurologic complaints. Let's take a minute to review.
Gelastic Seizures: No Laughing Matter
Seizures are common in children and present with a very wide spectrum of findings. Let us review a unique one that may seem silly, but it is not - Gelastic Seizures.
Pseudoparalysis of Parrot
Congenital infections can be devastating for patients and families and very challenging for clinicians. Let's review a complication of congenital syphilis - pseudoparalysis of Parrot.