Peds Neuro Flashcards

1
Q

Bells Palsy

A

Facial Nerve Palsy

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2
Q

Hydrocephalus

A

Poor Feeding
Irritability
Vomiting

Bulging Fontanelle
Prominent Scalp Veins
Wide sutures
Rapidly increasing head circumference

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3
Q

hydrocephalus dx

A

CT

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4
Q

hydrocephalus tx

A

ventricular shunt into abdomen

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5
Q

craniosynostosis

A

premature closure of suture

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6
Q

Pseudotumor Cerebri

A

idiopathic intracranial hypertension

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7
Q

ascending muscle weakness
decreased reflexes
distal parasthesia

A

Guillain-Barre

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8
Q

Guillan-Barre s/p what infection

A

Campylobacter

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9
Q

Guillan-Barre danger

A

beware respiratory failure. use spirometrys

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10
Q

abdominal mass that crosses the midline

associated with systemic (sympathetic nervous system) symptoms

A

Neuroblastoma (3rd MCC pediatric cancer)

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11
Q

post-ictal paralysis

A

Todd’s paralysis

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12
Q

interventricular hemorrhage in who

A

low birth weight (premies)

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13
Q

bitemporal hemanopsia

calcified lesion above sella

A

Craniopharyngioma

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14
Q

Craniopharyngioma embryology

A

remnant of Rathke’s pouch

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15
Q

complex partial vs. absence

A

hyperventilation does not create complex partial seizures but it will induce absence seizures

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16
Q

typical absence vs. atypical absence

A

typical =
hyperventilation = 3 Hz spike

atypical
hyperventilation = 2.5 Hz spike
lasts longer

17
Q

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

A

myoclonic jerks presenting in the morning after too little sleep

18
Q

Lennox-Gastaut

A

multiple types of seizures with slow spike-and-wave activity

19
Q

complex partial eeg

A

normal

20
Q

botulism vs. Guillan Barre

A

GB= ascending paralysis

Bot = descending paralysis

21
Q

myasthenia gravis vs. botulism

A

MG has no autonomic sx.

22
Q

symmetrical muscle weakness and hyporeflexia

A

Werdnig-Hoffmann

23
Q

floppy baby

A

Werdnig-Hoffman or Botulism

24
Q

Werdnig-Hoffman

A

degeneration of anterior horn cells and cranial motor nuclei

25
Q

meduloblastoma arises where

A

vermis

26
Q

Cushings Triad

A

from increased ICP

HTN
Bradycardia
Respiratory Irregularities

27
Q

Blood in sylvian fissure means what on CT

A

subarachnoid hemorrhage

28
Q

Lateral Cortical Spinal Tract runs through what?

A

Internal Capsule

29
Q

horizontal gaze palsy vs.

vertical gaze palsy

A

horizontal = lesion in brain stem (pons)

vertical = lesion in midbrain from stroke or tumor

30
Q

Guianne Barre dx

A

Lumbar Punct

31
Q

Adam-Stokes

A

arrythmia followed by syncope occasionally featuring seizures