Exam 3 (week 2) Flashcards
hemiparetic gait - where is lesion
cortex (M1) down to reticulospinal or corticospinal tract
hemiparetic gait - what does it look like
flexion of arm
projection of leg is circumducted during walking
spastic diplegia - where is lesion
interhemispheric fissure of frontal cortex - bilateral leg homunculi in cortex caused by meningioma
what is spacticity
velocity dependent increase in tone
can slowly extend, but if you ramp up speed, they get stuck
what is spastic diplegia usually caused by
cerebral palsy
what does spastic gait look like
narrow, SCISSORING, stiff, spastic gait, toe gait in children
describe parkinsonian gait
narrow based shuffing stooped flexed posture slow decreased 1 arm swing multi-step turn retropulson (fall back) festination (quick steps)
ataxic gait - what does it look like
wide based
unstead - falls towards affected side
can’t do tandem gait
where is lesion/problem in ataxic gait
cerebellum
what causes ataxic gait (2)
alcohol
cerebellar lesion
frontal gait - what do you see
“magnetic gait” -feet stuck to the ground
slow, shuffling
normal arm swing
frontal gait - cause
normal pressure hydrocephalus
normal pressure hydrocephalus “Triad”
wacky (cognitive)
wet (urinary incontinence)
wobbly
functional gait - what do you see
inconsistant, lurching gait
appears dramatic and bizarre
suggestible
no falls or injuries
functional gait - what causes it
psych
what percent of cortex is association cortex
80%
3 “questions” asked by brain regarding cognitive information
attention (is it interesting?)
identification (if it is, what is it?)
planning (what do I do about it?)
what lobe determines if something is interesting
parietal lobe
what lobe determines what something is
temporal lobe
what lobe determines what to do about something
frontal lobe
how are brodmann’s areas distinguished
have different “packing” arrangements - cytoarchitectonic areas - turn out to have different functions
what is in cortical layer 4
recipient layer for thalamic neurons
stroke/lesion in association area of R parietal lobe causes what behavioral changes
contralateral neglect
INATTENTION problem
L visual field only seen by R hemisphere
R visual field seen by both R and L hemisphere
stroke/lesion in association area of R inferior temporal lobe causes what behavioral changes
problems with facial recognition - fusiform face area
prosopagnosia (sometimes congenital)
stroke/lesion in association area in frontal lobe causes what behavioral changes
working memory
executive function
couldn’t match behavior to environment around him
how to test prefrontal disfunction
wisconsin card sorting test - tests working memory and planning
3 areas of brain associated with “thinking” even during rest - “default mode”
- inferior temporal
- posterior cingulate
- medial prefrontal
what do the brains of schizophrenic patients look like compared to control in “Default mode”
more activity, particuarly in frontal and parietal
what do the brains of dementia patients look like compared to control in “Default mode”
hypoactivity in posterior
hyperactivity in frontal (like in schizophrenia)
two main features of language
- symbolic representation - matching of symbols to objects/actions (lexical)
- sterotypic performance - reliable order and contex for language production (syntantic and semantic)
lexical aspect of language controlled by what lobe
identification
L parietal: WERNICKES
syntactical/semantic aspects of language controlled by what lobe
planning/production
L frontal: BROCAS
rolling happens when in babies
4-6 mo
sitting happens when
6-7mo
crawling happens where
9-10 mo
walking happens when
14-15mo
transfering object happens when
6mo
baby bats an object
2-4mo
hands together when
3mo
grabs object hwen
4mo
bring to mouth when
4-5 mo
cooing happens when
2mo
babbling when
6mo
fin pincer grasp when
9-10 mo
word/word approximation when
12mo
vertical line drawing when
2 years
circle drawing when
3 years
proto-imperative pointing -what is it and when does it occur
point with finger to object they want at 12mo
proto-declarative pointing - what is it and when doe sit occur
parent says, where is dog, baby points to dog
14mo
what much of a difference beyond expected connotes delay
2 standard devations
for walking, what month is delayed
18 months
for speaking, what month is delayed
15months
motor apraxia
can’t get words out
at what age can you say someone has an intellectual disability
5 years
difference between mild and moderate delay/intellectual disability in terms of epidemiology
mild delays occur less often in developed countries
moderate-severe happen everywhere at same rate
seizures in children often associated with what
encephalopathy
how long do you correct for gestational age (in preterm birth)
until 1st year of age
formula for expected head circumference
length/2 + 9cm
std dev +/-2.5cm
low tone caused by what (2)
congenital
metabolic
low tone will cause what
delayed motor milestones
which developmental features are most often delayed in autism
social and language
is autism defined by genotype or phenotype
phenotype - we don’t have genetic testing, so autism is an umbrella term covering phenotypes
criteria for autism (5)
- persistent deficits in social interaction and communication
- restricted, repetitive behavior/interest (need more/less stimulation)
- early symptoms (~18mo)
- symptoms cause impairment in functioning (predominately social)
- symptoms not explained by intellectual disability or global developmental delay
when is MCHAT done
16 and 30 mo, or 18mo
if MCHAT is positive, then what do you do
ADOS - intensive. done by psychologist, on individuals 12mo through adulthood.
neuropsycho eval - will give you IQ and cognitive strengths/weaknesses
prevelance of autism
1:59
gender preference of autism
4:1
M>F
what percentage of patients with autism do NOT have intellectual disability (AKA only social issues)
15%
what percentage of patients with autism have seizures
25%
genetics associated with autism (3)
fragile X
Tuberous sclerosis
Dup15q syndrome (15q11.2-q13.1)
what early intervention has been proven to be helpful for autism
applied behavioral analysis (ABA)
what does karytope pick up in intellectual delay
chromosomal duplications/delesions, inversions, translocations (trisomy 21, turner)
what does CMA test pick up in intellectual delay
will pick up developmental delay/autism
what does WES test pick up in intellectual delay
mutations in central exons - still misses other things (repeats, mitochondria etc.)
gene panels - what do they pick up in intellectual delay
specific genes (epilepsy panel, autism panel, intellectual disability)
brain MRI - what will it pick up in intellectual delay
won’t tell you function - can see asymmetry or tone problems
long narrow face, large ears, prominent jaw, flexible fingers, flat feet, large testes after puberty
fragile X
diagnostic tests for fragile X (2)
PCR to “size” the number of repeats and
Southern blot to assess methylation
genetics of fragile X
CGG triple repeat
FMR1 gene Xq27.3
steryotyped wringing hand movement, microcephaly, regression of developmental milestones and loss of communication skills after 7-18mo
Rett syndrome
epidemiology of Rett
girls - lethal in boys
sporadic, denovo
death in Rett - what causes it
seizures.
prolonged QT - causes sudden death
genetics of Rett
X linked dominant
MECP2gene Xq28
how to test for Rett genetically
tiered targeted sequencing
child with neonatal hypotonia and failure to thrive hyperphagia leading to obesity
hypogonadism
almond shaped eyes
Prader willi
girl with excessive laughing and smiling absence of intelligible speech protruding tongue hyperactivity seizures
Angelman
prader willi genetics
deletion of paternal 15q11-q13
inheritance of 2 copies of maternal chromosome 15 (which is disordered?)
angelman syndrome
deletion of maternal 15q11-q13
inheritance of 2 copies of paternal chromosome 15 (which is disordered?)
tic disorder presentation age
before 18yr
provisional tic definition
fewer than 12 months,
stop before puberty
persistant tic disorder definition
more than a year
one or more vocal or motor tic (NOT BOTH)
persists beyond puberty
tourette syndrome definition
2+ motor and AT LEAST 1 vocal tic
lasts more than a year
often associated with psych - OCD, anxiety etc.
what 2 things to think about in terms of psych in infants
homeostasis
attachment
how does reactive attachment disorder happen
when the environment goes wrong (neglect, abandonment, abuse etc.) - problem with Care
emotionally withdrawn 9 month infant, rarely seeks comfort, rarely responds to comfort, limited positive affect, persistently emotionally disturbed, not babbling, playing etc. has been removed from caregiver for some times
reactive attachment disorder
7 year old adopted kid, climbed onto stranger’s lap, walked into someone else’s house, tells strangers intimate details of her life, doesn’t check in with caretaker, no stranger danger
disinhibited social engagement disorder
what is one of the most commonly reported socially aberrant behaviors in post-institutionalized children
disinhibited social engagement disorder
how common are sleep disorders in kids 1-5
25-43%
BEARS acronym regarding sleep
Bedtime routine Excess daytime sleeping or dysfunction Awake after sleep Routines Snoring
What are nightmares
parasomnia that happens during REM - so you remember
what chidlhood sleep disroder can be inherited
non-REM sleep parasomnia - night terror or sleep walking
what childhood sleep disorder could be linked to fear or anxiety
nightmares
what age is separation anxiety most often
7-8 yo
what is most common anxiety disorder of childhood
separation anxiety
learning disorder familial prevalance
4-8x higher risk in first degree relatives
when are learning disorders generally picked up
high school