Categories: Neurology

VITAMINS- Causes for Seizures

  • Vascular (Stroke, Hemorrhage, AV Malformation, Malignant Hypertension)
  • Infection (Meningitis, Abscess, Encephalitis)
  • Trauma
  • Auto-immune (CNS, Vasculitis)
  • Metabolic (Hyponatremia, Hypocalcemia, Hypogylcemia, Hypomagnesemia, drug overdose/withdrawal)
  • Idiopathic
  • Neoplasm
  • pSychogenic

References

  1. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003200.htm
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