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Chapter 60 Fetal Neural Axis Flashcards

1
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CNS arises from the ectodermal neural plate around _____

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18 days gestation

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Cephalic neural plate develops into the

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forebrain

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the caudal end forms the

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spinal cord

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the forebrain develops into the

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Prosencephalon

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the mesencephalon develops into the

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midbrain

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the rhombencephalon develops into the

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hindbrain

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by the end of the 3rd week, the cephalic end of the neural tube bends into a ____ shape

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c-shape

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in the ____ week, the neural tube bends again

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5th

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The prosenceohalon divides into the

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Telencephalon and diencephalon

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Telencephalon becomes the

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Cerebral hemispheres

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Diencephalon becomes the

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Thalamus

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Rhombencephalon divides into the

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Metencephalon and mylencephalon

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Metencephalon becomes

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Cerebellum and pons

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Mylencephalon becomes

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Medulla

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15
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Neural function begins at

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6 weeks gestation

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16
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Between _____ the fetus can grip objects and is capable of weak respiratory movements

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4-5 months

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17
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Fetus displays sucking reflux at ____

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6 months

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18
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Most common neural tube defect

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Anencephaly

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Absence of brain and skull

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Anencephaly aka aprosencephaly/atencephaly

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Risk of anencephaly can be reduced by 50-70% with use of ______ supplements beginning 1 month before pregnancy

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Folic acid

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Caused by failure of the neural tube at the cranial end. Resulting in absent cranial vault, complete/partial absence of forebrain

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Anencephaly

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Prenatal diagnosis of anencephaly is often made with sonography, following a lab value of ___

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Elevated AFP

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Causes for anencephaly:

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Diabetes, Meckel-Gruber syndrome

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Sonographic findings of anencephaly:

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Bulging fetal orbits—frog face appearance

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Absence of skull

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Acrania

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Acrania is also known as

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Exencephaly

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Absence of cranial bones with the cerebral hemispheres still there(although abnormal)

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Acrania

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Acrania usually progresses to anencephaly because:

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Brain slowly degenerates from exposure to amniotic fluid

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How to distinguish acrania from anencephaly:

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Presence of significant brain tissue and lack of frog-face appearance indicated acrania

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30
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Neural tube defect in which meninges alone or meninges and brain herniate through a defect in the skull

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Cephalocele

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Herniation of meninges AND brain through defect

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Encephalocele

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Herniation of only meninges through defect

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Cranial meningocele

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Cephalocele more commonly involves the _____ bone

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Occipital

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34
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Sonographic features of cephalocele:

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Extracranial mass

Ventriculomegaly

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35
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Autosomal recessive disorder characterized by encephalocele, polydactyl, polycystic kidney disease

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Meckel-Gruber syndrome

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36
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Cephalocele may be confused with

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Cystic hygroma

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37
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Chromosomal anomalies and syndromes associated with cephaloceles

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Trisomy 13

Meckel-Gruber syndrome

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38
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Wide range of defects that result from failure of neural tube to close

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Spina bifida

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39
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Spina bifida most commonly occurs along the ____ and ____ region

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Lumbar and sacral

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The term spina bifida means

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There is an cleft/opening in the spine

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41
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Spina bifida occulta is extremely difficult to detect if

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Defect is covered by skin

AFP is normal

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42
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Spinal opening covered in skin, commonly with a tuft of hair

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Spina Bifida Occulta

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Sounds bifida term used when defect only involves the protrusion of meninges

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Meningocele

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Sounds bifida term used when both meninges & neural elements protrude through defect(more common)

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Meningomyelocele

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45
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Sounds bifida term used when defect is very large and severe

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Rashcischisis

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46
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Raschischisis is associated with increased

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AFP

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47
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Most fetus(90%) with myelomeningocele present with cranial defects associated with

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Arnold-Chiari 2 malformation

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Arnold-Chianti 2 malformation is ____ shaped appearance of the cerebellum

49
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Arnold-Chiari 2 malformation leads to obliteration of the

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Cisterna magna

50
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Due to increased intracranial pressure during spina bifida, the skull will be ____ shaped

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Lemon shaped

51
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The best plane to evaluate the spine for spina bifida is:

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Transverse

52
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Normal spine should be triangular or circular, with spina bifida (meningomyelocele) the splaying of the posterior ossification centers makes a

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V or U shape

53
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Intracranial findings with spina bifida

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Ventriculomegaly
Banana shaped cerebellum
Lemon shaped skull
Cisterna magna obliteration

54
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Spina bifida is associated with chromosomal anomalies and syndromes like:

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Trisomy 18

55
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Maternal risk factors for spina bifida:

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Diabetes, obesity, folic acid deficiency, hyperthermia

56
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Rare, occiput is fused to the cervical region

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Iniencephaly

57
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Defect in occiput involving the foramen magnum, retroflexion of spine causes fetus to look upward: ____ sign. This is ____

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Stargazing sign

Iniencephaly

58
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cerebellar lobes “go for a walk”

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Dandy-Walker Malformation

59
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Agenesis or hypoplasia of the cerebelar vermis, resulting in 4th ventrical dilation and enlargement of posterior fossa

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Dandy-Walker Malformation

60
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50% of the time, Dandy-Walker Malformation is associated with

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Agenisis of the corpus collosum

61
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Dandy Walker Malformation encompasses 3 types of posterior fossa malformations:

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Elevated tentorium(tent of the cerebellum)

Dialation of 4th ventricle & hypoplasia of cerebellar vermis w/o enlargement of posterior fossa

Megacisterna magna(large Cisterna magna)

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Diagnosis of agenesis or hypoplasia of vermis shouldnt be made until ____ week

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18 weeks gestation

63
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Vermis begins to develop during

64
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4th ventricle and cisterna magna are complete:

65
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Extracranial abnormalities associated with Dandy-Walker Malformation(DWM):

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Cardiac anomalies

66
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Sonographic features of DWM:

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Large posterior fossa cyst

Enlarged cisterna magna, ventriculomegaly

67
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How would you differentiate a posterior fossa cyst from a subarachnoid cyst

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PFC communicates with the 4th ventricle

68
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Holoprosencephaly results from abnormal cleavage of

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Prosencephalon

69
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3 forms of holoprosencephaly

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  1. Lobar(mild)
  2. Semi-lobar(middle)
  3. Alobar(worst)
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Holoprosencephaly: Singular, monoventricle brain tissue that js small(may have cup, ball, pancake configuration). Absence of pretty much everything

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Alobar holoprosencephaly involves fusion of the ____

72
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Holoprosencephaly: Singular ventricular cavity with partial formation of occipital horns, falx & interhemispheric fissure

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Semi-lobar

73
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Holoprosencephaly in which the corpus collosum may still be present

74
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Sonographic features of holoprosencephaly

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C-shaped ventricle

Horseshoe shaped brain tissue surrounding that ventricle

Absent CSP

75
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Facial clefts may be oresent with holoprosencephaly, most commonly they are

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Medial or bilateral

76
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Hypotelorism with normally placed nose with single nostril

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Cebocephaly

77
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Severe hypotelorism with probiscis superior to eyes

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Ethmocephaly

78
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Fibrous tract that connects the cerebral hemispheres that aids in learning and memory

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Corpus collosum

79
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Agenesis of the corpus callosum is thought to involve _____ or inflammatory lesions before 12 weeks

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Vascular disruption

80
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Maternal diseases contributing to a genesis of the corpus callosum

81
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Sonographic features of agenesis of the corpus callosum

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Teardrop shaped lateral ventricle

absent cavum septum pellucidum

82
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Aqueductal stenosis results from obstruction or stenosis of the

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Aqueduct of Sylvius

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Sonographic features of aqueductal stenosis

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Dilation of third ventricle, lateral ventricle enlargement

84
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Rare arteriovenous malformation, predominantly occurs in males, associated with congenital heart defects

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Vein of Galen Aneurysm

85
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Vein of Galen aneurysm prognosis is especially poor when associated with

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Hydrops or cardiac failure

86
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Primary treatment for Vein of Galen aneurysm

87
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Vein of Galen aneurysm will show ____ flow with Doppler

88
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Cystic space that may be a regularly shaped and located midline and posterosuperior to the third ventricle indicates:

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Vein of Galen aneurysm

89
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Choroid plexus cysts may be associated with

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Trisomy 18

90
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Cysts filled with CSF that communicate with the ventricular system or subarachnoid space. No known associated anomalies.

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Porencephalic cysts/porencephaly

91
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Post natal problems from porencephalic cysts/porencephaly may include

92
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Rare disorder characterized by clefts in the cerebral cortex

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Schizencephaly

93
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Schizencephaly is usually in the area of the _____

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Sylvian fissure

94
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Schizencephaly is linked with ___

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Multiple assaults during pregnancy

95
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In schizencephaly, _____ and ____ carry a wkrse prognosis

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Open lip lesion and bilateral clefts

96
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Sonographic features of schizencephaly

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Ventriculomegaly

Fluid-filled cleft in cerebral cortex extending from ventricle to calvarium

97
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Absent or reduced cerebral convolutions, brain lacks sulci and gyri, therefore is appears smooth

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Lissencephaly

98
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Diagnosis of lissencephaly cannot be made until

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3rd trimester

99
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Destruction of cerebral hemispheres by occlusion of the internal carotid arteries

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Hydranencephaly

100
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Coexisting chromosomal and stuctural anomalies associated with hydranencephaly

101
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Hydranencephaly is associated with

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Polyhydramnios

102
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With hydranencephaly, brain ischemia may result from

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Maternal hypotension

103
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Sonographic features of hydranencephaly

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Absense if normal brain tissue with almost complete replacement by CSF

Absent or partially absent falx

104
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How do you differentiate hydranencephaly from hydrocephaly?

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Look for the midline falx— if its gone it will be hydranencephaly

Hydranencephaly wont demonstrate the dangling choroid sign, hydrocephaly will

105
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Dilation of the ventricles within the brain secondary to an increase in CSF volume

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Ventriculomegaly/hydrocephalus

106
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Ventriculomegaly/hydrocephalus can be either ____ or ______

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Communicating or noncommunicating

107
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Ventriculomegaly/hydrocephalus:

Obstruction cause by ventricular defect(aqueduct Sylvius):

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Noncommunicating hydrocephalus

108
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Ventriculomegaly/hydrocephalus:

Obstruction outside the ventricular system:

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Communicating hydrocephalus

109
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Associated abnormalities with ventriculomegaly/hydrocephalus:

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Aqueductal stenosis

Vein of Galen aneurysm

110
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Common causes of ventriculomegaly/hydrocephalus:

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Spina bifida

Encephaloceles

111
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Sonographic features of hydrocephalus/ventriculomegaly

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Dangling choroid sign

112
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What differentiates hydrocephalus/ventriculomegaly from hydranencephaly and holoprosencephaly?

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Presence of complete falx, choroid plexus, 3rd & 4th ventricles

113
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Abnormally small head that falls 2 standard deviations below the mean

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Microcephaly

114
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Factors linked with microcephaly

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Alcohol abuse, heroin addiction, mercury poisoning

115
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Microcephaly is usually associated with ______

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Neurological deficits

116
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Sonographic features of microcephaly

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Abnormal measurements

Cerebral calcifications with congenital infections

Clover-leaf skull

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