Neurology — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: Breath-holding spells are associated with _____tonia

Answer: hypo

Flashcard 32: SCIWORA is seen in which age group?_____

Answer: children

Flashcard 33: What is the characteristic manifestation in childhood Moyamoya disease?_____

Answer: Ischemic findings

Flashcard 34: What is the sex of an anencephalic baby seen commonly?_____

Answer: Female

Flashcard 35: If the febrile seizures are 3 or more in 6 months, or 4 or more seizures in 1 year, intermittent prophylaxis with oral _____ for 3 days during the fever episode is given

Answer: clobazam

Flashcard 36: Duration of fever _____ than 24 hr is a risk factor for recurrent febrile seizures

Answer: less

Flashcard 37: What is the most common cause of ventriculomegaly in newborns?_____

Answer: Aqueductal stenosis

Flashcard 38: The most common subtype of cerebral palsy is _____

Answer: spastic diplegia

Flashcard 39: _____ cerebral palsy is associated with hypotonia

Answer: Ataxic

Extra: Ataxic cerebral palsy is characteristically associated with hypotonia and impaired balance/coordination. Note: Dyskinetic (dystonic/athetoid) cerebral palsy often presents with hypotonia in early infancy (the "floppy infant" phase) before involuntary movements and fluctuating tone (dystonia) become more apparent. There is also a rare "atonic" subtype specifically characterized by generalized hypotonia.

Flashcard 40: Landau Kleffner syndrome is a rare condition characterized by loss of _____ skills in a previously normal child

Answer: language