{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Podcast 643: Convulsions with Gastroenteritis","description":"Contributor:&amp;nbsp; Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls:  Differential Diagnosis: non-accidental trauma, febrile seizure, meningitis, hyponatremia, epilepsy Convulsions with gastroenteritis is a known entity to cause seizures in infancy   Predominantly occurs in ages 6 months to 3 years Occur with diarrheal episodes No electrolyte abnormalities associated with the seizure nor severe dehydration Seizures tend to come in clusters Most have a normal EEG and do not develop epilepsy Reported incidence in gastroenteritis of 1-2% of gastroenteritis Treatment addresses the seizures but long term anti-epileptic drugs are typically not needed    References Kang B, Kwon YS. Benign convulsion with mild gastroenteritis. Korean J Pediatr. 2014;57(7):304-309. doi:10.3345\/kjp.2014.57.7.304 Ma X, Luan S, Zhao Y, Lv X, Zhang R. Clinical characteristics and follow-up of benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis among children. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019;98(2):e14082. doi:10.1097\/MD.0000000000014082 Image credit: Kurt Christensen Summarized by John Spartz, MS3 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD   ","author_name":"Emergency Medical Minute","author_url":"https:\/\/www.emergencymedicalminute.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18055901\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/fa102a\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/96615266"}