Coma, Seizures and Weakness (Neuro III) SDL

Coma and altered LOC from LITFL CCC

• Coma ddx
• Coma hot case
• Coma-like syndromes
• Delayed awakening in ICU
• Examination of the unconscious patient
• Eye Movements in Coma
• Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
• Pseudocoma
• Syncope
• Wernicke’s encephalopathy

Seizures from LITFL CCC

• Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Non-convulsive status epilepticus
• Post-traumatic seizures
• Status epilepticus

Weakness from LITFL CCC

• Acute traumatic spinal cord injury
• Botulism
• Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome versus Critical Illness Polymyoneuropathy (CIP)
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome vs Myasthaenia Gravis vs Motor Neuron Disease
• ICU acquired weakness
• Myasthaenia gravis
• Myopathy versus neuropathy
• Spinal cord anatomy and syndromes
• Spinal epidural abscess
• Spinal injury patient hot case
• Transverse myelitis
• Weakness hot case

Other information (particularly useful for CICM trainees)

• Status Epilepticus: When the Seizure Doesn’t Stop (talk from smaccGOLD by Oli Flower on ICN)

• Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) Guidelines

Also see:

• • Sedation and Delirium (Neuro I) SDL
  • Subarachnoid haemorrhage and Stroke (Neuro II) SDL
• See the Deranged Physiology Fellowship exam question bank for relevant past questions on these topics.