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common form of spina bifida, usually associated with hydrocephalus, problems with normal regulation of bowel and bladder

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meningomyelocele

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malformation due to the failure of closure of the rostral neuropore

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anencephaly

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incomplete formation of the circulatory route for CSF or blockage of CSF flow by intracerebral bleeds can lead to

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hydrocephalus

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careful monitoring of this can detect early stages of hydrocephalus

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head circumference

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increases in this lab value are an indication of neural tube defects

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alpha-feto protein (AFP)

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dietary supplementation of this nutrient prevents neural tube defects

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folic acid

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myelination of the pyramidal tract coincides with periods in which infants begin to

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stand and walk

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this physical exam finding changes around the time of myelination and initial functioning of the pyramidal system

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loss of babinski sign

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5 causes of cerebral palsy

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Lissencephaly
Porencphalic cyst
Neonatal stroke
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Periventricular leukomalacia
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3 qualities required for diagnosis of cerebral palsy

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motor
before 3 years of age
nonprogressive

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5 types of cerebral palsy

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quadriplegic
diplegic
hemiplegic
ataxic
hypotonic
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Parietal lobe processes

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space

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Insula processes

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gut feelings (literal and figurative), emotion, pain, and emotional response to pain

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hippocampus function

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spatial, autobiographical, semantic memory

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Amygdala function

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emotion (esp fear) detection / memory

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absence of motor or psychic initiative; indifference to pain, thirst, hunger; lack of spontaneous movement/speech; lack of desire; flat affect; tin man

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apathy syndrome

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lack of social tact/comportment; inappropriately jocular/exual/antisocial; inattentive; lack of judgment; lack of responsibility; cowardly lion

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disinhibition syndrome

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poor visual/spatial/motor organization/strategy; difficulty shifting/maintaining set; reduced verbal/design fluency; poor focus/inattention; poor hypothesis generation; poor memory search/retrieval; scarecrow

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dysexecutive syndrome

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symptoms of schizophrenia psychosis

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delusions, hallucinations

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symptoms of schizophrenia disorganization

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disorganized speech and behavior

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relapse rate in medication adherent schizophrenics

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2 years, 30%

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relapse rate in medication nonadherent schizophrenics

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2 years, 80%

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1 killer of schizophrenics

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cardiovascular disease

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primitive reflexes disappear by

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first year