Neuro 2 Flashcards
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common form of spina bifida, usually associated with hydrocephalus, problems with normal regulation of bowel and bladder
meningomyelocele
malformation due to the failure of closure of the rostral neuropore
anencephaly
incomplete formation of the circulatory route for CSF or blockage of CSF flow by intracerebral bleeds can lead to
hydrocephalus
careful monitoring of this can detect early stages of hydrocephalus
head circumference
increases in this lab value are an indication of neural tube defects
alpha-feto protein (AFP)
dietary supplementation of this nutrient prevents neural tube defects
folic acid
myelination of the pyramidal tract coincides with periods in which infants begin to
stand and walk
this physical exam finding changes around the time of myelination and initial functioning of the pyramidal system
loss of babinski sign
5 causes of cerebral palsy
Lissencephaly Porencphalic cyst Neonatal stroke Intraventricular hemorrhage Periventricular leukomalacia
3 qualities required for diagnosis of cerebral palsy
motor
before 3 years of age
nonprogressive
5 types of cerebral palsy
quadriplegic diplegic hemiplegic ataxic hypotonic
Parietal lobe processes
space
Insula processes
gut feelings (literal and figurative), emotion, pain, and emotional response to pain
hippocampus function
spatial, autobiographical, semantic memory
Amygdala function
emotion (esp fear) detection / memory
absence of motor or psychic initiative; indifference to pain, thirst, hunger; lack of spontaneous movement/speech; lack of desire; flat affect; tin man
apathy syndrome
lack of social tact/comportment; inappropriately jocular/exual/antisocial; inattentive; lack of judgment; lack of responsibility; cowardly lion
disinhibition syndrome
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
dysexecutive syndrome
symptoms of schizophrenia psychosis
delusions, hallucinations
symptoms of schizophrenia disorganization
disorganized speech and behavior
relapse rate in medication adherent schizophrenics
2 years, 30%
relapse rate in medication nonadherent schizophrenics
2 years, 80%
1 killer of schizophrenics
cardiovascular disease
primitive reflexes disappear by
first year
