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  • Determine whether an electroencephalogram or magnetic resonance imaging study is needed for a child with a first seizure.

  • Discuss the diagnostic criteria for epilepsy in children.

  • Describe seizure safety, use of rescue drugs, and anticipatory guidance for caregivers and family members of children with epilepsy.

  • Screen for the associated conditions commonly found in children with tics and Tourette syndrome.

  • Distinguish between craniosynostosis and positional plagiocephaly.

  • Summarize the initial evaluation and diagnosis of microcephaly and macrocephaly in infants and children.

  • Describe the signs of increased intracranial pressure in newborns, infants, and children with hydrocephalus that indicate the need for emergent referral to a neurosurgeon.

 

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