MCN NEWBORN 1 (NEURO)

Question 1

Excess CSF in the ventricles or subarachnoid space

Answer 1

HYDROCEPHALUS

Question 2

Two types of Hydrocephalus

Answer 2

Communicating hydrocephalus or Extraventricular hydrocephalus AND Obstructive hydrocephalus or Intraventricular Hydrocephalus

Question 3

Assessment for hydrocephalus

Answer 3

• enlarged fontanelles
• “bossing” of forehead
• “sunset” eyes
• separated suture lines
• lethargy or irritability
• shrill cry
• increased ICP

Question 4

Most often used as a term for all spinal cord disorders

Answer 4

SPINA BIFIDA

Question 5

Absence of cerebral hemisphere; occurs when end of neural tube fails to close early in intrauterine

Answer 5

ANENCEPHALY

Question 6

Slow brain growth leading to fail by 3 deviations in normal growth chart

Answer 6

MICROCEPHALY

Question 7

Posterior luminae of vertebrae fail to fuse ; common in 5th lumbar or 1st sacral level but may occur at any point in the spinal canal

Answer 7

SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA

Question 8

Meninges covering the spinal cord herniate through unformed vertebrae

Answer 8

MENINGOCELE

Question 9

Spinal cord and meninges protrude through the vertebrae

Answer 9

MYELOMENINGOCELE

Question 10

Cranial meningocele or myelomeningocele

Answer 10

ENCEPHALOCELE

Question 11

Overgrowth of the neural tube in 16-20 of fetal life

Answer 11

ARNOLD-CHIARI DISORDER (CHIARI II MAFORMATION)