Neuroimaging in Pediatrics — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Seizures following the administration of the DTP vaccine are classified as a vaccine _____ related reaction.

Answer: product

Flashcard 2: Tripod sign (Amoss sign) is seen when a child suffering from _____ is asked to sit up unassisted and assumes the tripod posture.

Answer: Poliomyelitis

Flashcard 3: Do kids with autism spectrum disorder show early or late handedness and lateralization?_____

Answer: Late

Flashcard 4: What is the most common antenatally-diagnosed intracranial vascular malformation?_____

Answer: Vein of Galen malformation

Flashcard 5: Which procedure should be performed in the first episode of seizures with fever for all infants < 6 months of age?

Answer: Lumbar puncture (LP)

Extra: In infants < 6 months of age presenting with their first episode of febrile seizure, clinical signs of meningitis (e.g., neck stiffness, Kernig's/Brudzinski's signs) are often absent. Therefore, a lumbar puncture is mandatory to rule out CNS infection. Guidelines for LP in Febrile Seizure: 1. **Mandatory:** Infants < 6 months. 2. **Considered:** Infants 6-12 months if immunization for Hib/S. pneumoniae is incomplete or if they have received prior antibiotics (which can mask symptoms). 3. **Optional:** Children > 12 months (only if signs of meningitis are present).

Flashcard 6: Seizures are common in stage _____ of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).

Answer: 2

Flashcard 7: _____ are the most common CNS tumour in children younger than 1 year of age.

Answer: Choroid plexus tumours

Flashcard 8: _____ is the typical interictal EEG finding seen in infantile epileptic spasm

Answer: Hypsarrhythmia

Flashcard 9: Indications for lumbar puncture in a child presenting with a febrile seizure are as follows: No answer _____

Answer: :)

Flashcard 10: _____ Malformation is associated with bulging fontanelles and macrocephaly.

Answer: Dandy Walker