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Tag: Convulsions

  • Convulsions

    Convulsions

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    Dr. Taoufik

    – Involuntary movements of cerebral origin (muscle stiffness followed by twitching) accompanied by loss of consciousness and often loss of urine (tonic-clonic seizures). It is important to distinguish seizures from ‘pseudo-seizures “(p. Ex. Hysteria or tetany) during which there is no true knowledge loss. – 2 imperatives: stop the seizures and recognize the cause. In…

  • Toxoplasmosis

    Toxoplasmosis

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    Dr. Taoufik
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    * Toxoplasmosis causes in women unimmunized risk of serious embryofetopathy throughout pregnancy. Fetal damage risk is rare, but serious at the beginning of pregnancy, frequent but less severe late in pregnancy. If the infection before conception, fetal damage risk is exceptional (immunocompromised patients). – The risk of placental passage is low (1%) before 10 SA,…