MISC - Developmental delay

Question 1

Milestones are assessed with what time frames?

Answer 1

6 weeks
6 months
12 months
18 months
24 months
36 months

Question 2

Gross motor
Fine motor
Language hearing
social skills

At 6 weeks?

Answer 2

Question 3

Gross motor
Fine motor
Language hearing
social skills

At 6 months?

Answer 3

No head lag + sitting

Full hand grip and hand to hand transfer

turns to sound + babbles

laughs and squeals

Question 4

Gross motor
Fine motor
Language hearing
social skills

At 12 months?

Answer 4

pulls to stand + walk

mature pincer, pointing

First words, respond to name

wave + peek a boo + drinks from cup

Question 5

Gross motor
Fine motor
Language hearing
social skills

At 18 months?

Answer 5

Question 6

Gross motor
Fine motor
Language hearing
social skills

At 24 weeks?

Answer 6

Climbs stairs 2 feet / step

Build tower (7), circular scribbles

2 word sentances

start toilet training, remove garment

Question 7

Gross motor
Fine motor
Language hearing
social skills

At 36 months?

Answer 7

standing on one leg, climb stairs normally

draws circles, can imitate bridge

speaks sentences

parallel play, interacting, sharing

Question 8

What is global developmental delay?

Answer 8

slow in all domains

may indicate underlying diagnosis =

• down syndrome
• fragile x syndrome
• fetal alcohol syndrome
• retts syndrome
• metabolic disorders

Question 9

Causes of global developmentasl delay

Answer 9

may indicate underlying diagnosis =

• down syndrome
• fragile x syndrome
• fetal alcohol syndrome
• retts syndrome
• metabolic disorders

Question 10

What is gross motor delay caused by?

Answer 10

Cerebral palsy

Ataxia

Myopathy

spina bifida

visual impairment

Question 11

Gross motor delay specifics from 3 months - 3 years?

Answer 11

Question 12

What causes fine motor delay?

Answer 12

Dyspraxia

Cerebral palsy

Muscular dystrophy

Visual impairment

Congenital ataxia

Question 13

What can cause language delay?

Answer 13

hearing impairment

learning disability

neglet

autism

cerebral palsy

Question 14

What can cause social delay?

Answer 14

Emotional neglect

parenting issues

autism

Question 15

What is the limit age of a skill?

Answer 15

Age at which 95% of the population develop a certain skill

Question 16

hearing assessment

• newborn
• 6-9 months
• 3+ years

Answer 16

Newborn : otoacoustic emission test *

6-9 : distraction test

3+ : pure tone audiometry

* if abnormal : auditory brainstem response test

Question 17

1st line investigation for global developmental delay?

Answer 17

Genetic karyotyping