Seizure disorders and febrile convulsions

An 18-month-old boy is brought in after a generalised convulsion lasting about three minutes at home; he had a runny nose and was "hot" for a day befo…

Clinical rotations · common

A 4-year-old girl with Dravet syndrome is brought in by ambulance with a generalised convulsion that started 20 minutes ago. Her parents gave buccal midazolam a…

Pre-internship · niche

A 26-month-old girl with no known epilepsy is brought in convulsing. The seizure began 14 minutes ago; paramedics gave buccal midazolam at six minutes and a fur…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 6-year-old girl is referred because her teacher has noticed her stopping mid-sentence and staring for a few seconds, then carrying on as though nothing had ha…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 7-year-old girl's teacher reports that her schoolwork has fallen away this year and that she "drifts off". Her mother says that twenty or thirty times a day s…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 3-year-old boy who previously used short sentences has stopped speaking over the past six weeks. His parents also report that he no longer understands familia…

Clinical rotations · middle twist