Neurology — Flashcards

_____ is the typical interictal EEG finding seen in infantile epileptic spasm

Indications for lumbar puncture in a child presenting with a febrile seizure are as follows: No answer _____

_____ Malformation is associated with bulging fontanelles and macrocephaly.

What congenital disorder can cause this spinal cord lesion? _____

Hint: specific

Dandy-Walker malformation is associated with _____ and spina bifida

_____ classically presents with pseudohypertrophy of calf muscles

SCIWORA is very common in _____ and injuries are most often in the cervical spine

The characteristics of _____ syndrome may be remembered with the mnemonic 'STURGE': S: Sporadic, port-wine StainT: Tram track calcifications (opposing gyri)U: UnilateralR: Retardation (intellectual disability)G: Glaucoma, GNAQ gene E: Epilepsy

Werdnig-Hoffmann disease presents as a "_____" with marked hypotonia and tongue fasciculations

Hallervorden-Spatz Disease is characterised by childhood onset _____ and gait disorder