Developmental Disorders 1

Question 1

Prenatal

Answer 1

conception until birth

Question 2

Perinatal

Answer 2

during the birth process

Question 3

Postnatal

Answer 3

after birth

Question 4

Gestational age

Answer 4

37-42 weeks Full Term

Question 5

Pre-term

Answer 5

below 37 wks
below 28 wks- high risk
28-32 wks- moderately high risk
32-36 wks- not high risk

Question 6

Post-term

Answer 6

above 42 wks

Question 7

Adjusted age

Answer 7

“correct” for prematurity up to one yr of age

6 month old born at 28 wks should have skills of 3 month old

Question 8

APGAR scale

Answer 8

scale developed for newborns @ 1 min & 5 min after birth
assessment of the infant and how their responsiveness immediately after birth
best out of 10
8/9/10 do not require further care
5/6/7 require stimuli or 02

Question 9

LBW

Answer 9

low birth weight
below 2500g (5.5 lb)

Question 10

VLBW

Answer 10

very low birth weight

below 1500 g (3.3lb)

Question 11

ELBW

Answer 11

extremely low birth wt

below 1000 g(2.2lb)

Question 12

Normal birth wt

Answer 12

2500-4100g (5.5-9lb)

Question 13

Birth size

Answer 13

SGA-small for gestational age
below 10th percentile
LGA-large for gestational age
above 90th percentile

Question 14

Meconium staining

Answer 14

substance in large intestines of fetus/newborn
aspiration of meconium can cause significant damage to CV & brain (b/c hypoxia/anoxia)
LGA and prolonged delivery–>cause meconium to be eliminated in utero

Question 15

Anencephaly

Answer 15

cephalic end of neural tube fails to close–>absence of forebrain, cerebrum, skull & scalp
can have respiratory function b/c SC & brainstem intact

Question 16

Microcephaly

Answer 16

• small head circumference for age & gender

- face develops @ normal rate but head fails to grow

Question 17

Microcephaly prognosis

Answer 17

• por prognosis for normal brain function
• motor abilities range from clumsiness to spastic quadriplegia
• dec life expectancy

Question 18

Porencephaly

Answer 18

• cyst like cavities in cerebral hemisphere

- results from destructive lesions or abnormal development

Question 19

Clinical presentation of porencephaly

Answer 19

hemiplegic, delayed development, seizures, hydrocephalus, MR

Question 20

Lissencephaly

Answer 20

“smooth brain”

• lack of normal convolutions (gyri/sulci)
• caused by defective neuronal migration during development

Question 21

Clinical presentation of Lissencephaly

Answer 21

FTT, seizures, severe motor retardation, difficulty swallowing, anomalies of hand, fingers, toes

Question 22

Prognosis for Lissencephaly

Answer 22

many dies before age 2, range of near normal dev & cognition to no dev after 3-5 months

Question 23

Incidence

Answer 23

of new cases in a given time frame

Question 24

Prevelance

Answer 24

of individuals who currently have the disease (in country,area,state)