9. Pediatric Neurology

Question 1

A group of PERMANENT disorders of movement and posture due to a defect or lesion of the immature brain; can be due to prenatal or perinatal hypoxia/ischemia, intraventricular hemorrhage, cerebral dysgenesis (abnormal development), or injury to the immature cerebrum

Answer 1

Cerebral Palsy

Question 2

Two major characteristics of cerebral palsy

Answer 2

1. Abnormal Motor movement

2. Abnormal Posture

Question 3

Spastic hypertonia, hyperreflexia, extensor plantar responses (+Babinski), clasp-knife, and clonus (foot spasm/jerk) are symptoms of

Answer 3

Upper Motor Neuron Lesion

Question 4

Hypotonia, hyporeflexia/areflexia, and normal planta response (negative Babinski) are symptoms of

Answer 4

Lower Motor Neuron Lesion

Question 5

Spastic Cerebral Palsy is upper/lower motor neuron syndrome

Answer 5

Upper