Magoun - Peds Neurology Flashcards
1
Q
Most common craniosynostosis
A
Coronal suture
2
Q
Prevention for neural tube defects
A
Folic acid 400mcg/day prior to conception
3
Q
Most common MOVEMENT disorder in children
A
Cerebral palsy
4
Q
Most common NEURO disorder of children
A
Epilepsy
5
Q
Floppy babies
A
- Prader Willi
- Down’s
- Spinal Cord issues
- Connective tissue (Marfan’s/Ehlers-Danlos)
- Rickets (Vit D)
- Benign Congenital Hypotonia
- Menke’s Kinky hair
6
Q
For which condition is the following EEG diagnostic?
“Generalized, symmetric 3-sec Hz and spike pattern”
A
Absence/Petit Mal Seizures
7
Q
How do you diagnose Guillain Barre?
A
CSF studies (correlated with clinical presentation)
8
Q
- What are you looking for in CSF study to diagnose Guillain Barre
A
Elevated protein with no elevation of WBC’s
9
Q
Etiology for tension/traction HAs
A
musculoskeletal
