Lecture 18: CPC of brain dysplasia (Dlugos) Flashcards
1
Q
What is the purpose of ordering an MRI for someone with seizure?
A
To find Etiology for the episodes
2
Q
What do you use to diagnose something immediately life threatening?
A
CT
3
Q
What is focal cortical dysplasia?
A
A malformation of cortical development
Most common cause of epilepsy in pediatric population
Example: what the boy who had the unprovoked seizures and who ran away had been diagnosed with
Focal Cortical Dysplasia is a common cause of focal epilepsy EVEN if MRI is normal
4
Q
What comorbidities can you have with neurological disease?
A
Pyschiatric co-morbidities
Example: child developed PICA and ate shit LOL
5
Q
Behavioral disorders
A
May or may not have an identified structural basis
