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Stroke
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Stroke/
Stroke …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Stroke The Royal Children … resources CPG feedback RCH > Health Professionals > Clinical Practice Guidelines > Stroke Print …
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Sickle cell disease
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Sickle_cell_disease/
crisis Stroke Priapism Many of these presentations require urgent treatment, and discussion … risk of stroke during aplastic crises/ anaemia) Investigations FBE including reticulocyte count Blood … if concerns regarding stroke or MRI if available without delay Management Contact RCH on-call Haematologist …
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Ataxia
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Ataxia/
also Acute poisoning Head injury Metabolic disorders Stroke Key points Assessment focuses on a thorough … evaluation for serious and treatable causes including CNS infection or inflammation, trauma, stroke, toxin … urgent lysis see Stroke Immune (eg ADEM, Guillain Barre Syndrome) Functional neurological disorder …
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Facial weakness and Bell palsy
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Facial_weakness_and_Bells_palsy/
Stroke Acute otitis media Hypertension in children and adolescents Key points Bell palsy is an idiopathic …/numbness in arms or extremities, ataxia (consider Stroke ) Hyperacusis (increased sensitivity to sound … in children. J Paediatr Child Health. 2014. 50(3), p245-6. Mackay MT, Chua ZK, Lee M, et al. Stroke …
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Oncological emergencies: Hyperleukocytosis
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Oncological_emergencies__Hyperleukocytosis/
PIC Endorsed See also Blood product prescription Stroke Key points Early consultation with oncology … fatal complications, including ischaemic and haemorrhagic strokes pulmonary or renal thrombosis …
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Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Resuscitation__Care_of_the_seriously_unwell_child/
, hypernatraemia Hypocalcaemia Consider Brain injury Stroke Meningitis/Encephalitis Shunt complication Manage … seizures Hypoglycaemia Hyponatraemia Hypernatraemia Seizure Afebrile Seizure Febrile NAI Stroke Meningitis …
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Altered conscious state
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Altered_conscious_state/
event (stroke/intracranial haemorrhage) Poisoning/toxin Substance abuse or accidental ingestion (eg … or MRI (where feasible and only after initial resuscitation and treatment) in suspected trauma, stroke …
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Common causes of ataxia
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Common_causes_of_ataxia/
* Toxins* Tumours* Immune (eg ADEM)* Metabolic Infections Vascular (eg Stroke) Trauma Conversion disorder …
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Hydrocarbon poisoning
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hydrocarbon_poisoning/
Fluid Paraffin Oil 2 Stroke Fuel Diesel Fuel Solvents White Spirit Lubricating Oil Furniture Polishes …
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Seizures - acute management
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Seizures_-_acute_management/
, hypomagnesaemia) meningitis drug/toxin overdose or envenomation head trauma stroke and intracranial haemorrhage … of elevated ICP new focal signs or symptoms suggestive of stroke bleeding disorder / anticoagulation child has …