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night terror vs nightmare

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night terror in early part of night and child has no recollection

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normal age for breath holding spells?
What is the pathophys
Possible tx?

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about 1 yr: 6 mos-2yr
Always triggered
Would have tachycardia then brain hypoxia, then rare GTC
May treat with iron, but controversial

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recurrence of febrile sz

Risk of epilepsy

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30% after 1st
50% after 2 or more

Epilepsy: about 1-2% (doubled risk)

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Avoid what meds in Dravet?

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Na channelopathy, avoid Na channel blockers

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Na channel blockers

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Phenytoin, Lamotrigine, Carbamaz, Oxcarbamaz

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What is Dravet?

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SMEI

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6
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Tx of JME?

Prognosis

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VPA or topamax

Need to stop living the teenage life, but otherwise good prognosis on meds

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Topiramate side effects

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cognitive

nephrolithiasis

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8
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Bad AED combo…

VPA and what?

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Lamotrigine (NO DEPAKOTE/LAMICTAL)

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commonest cause of CMT

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demyelinating, duplication PMP 22 gene

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mechanism in Friedreich ataxia

when does it show up

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GAA trinucleotide repeat expansion

shows up in latter half of 1st decade

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11
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loss of ankle jerk and a babinski? What is it?

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Friedreich ataxia (others don’t happen in kids: spinocerebellar degen and tabes dorsalis

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12
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prevalence of migraine in adolescents

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15%

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asymmetric crying faces
which side abnormal
other issues?

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drooping side is normal, absent DAOM in 80%

check for heart prob (assoc anomaly)

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3 mutations in RETT

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MECP2, CDKL5, FOX

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abnormal CBC< ataxic gait, oculocutaneous lesions?

High risk of what?

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Ataxia telangiectasia

Risk for Hodgkins and leukemia

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immunologic issues in ataxia telangiectasia

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T cell dysfunction, low Ig levels

Lots of respiratory tract infx

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which occurs in younger kids: Ataxia telangiectasia or Friedreich ataxia?

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Younger: TA

Older FA: late childhood / early adol

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ataxia, high arch foot, no LE reflexes, DM, cardiomyopathy/CHF

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Friedreich Ataxia

Fried Arch: cardiac / arch issues

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relationship between when sydenham chorea and strep occur?

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chorea months after strep infx, after antistreptococcal ab titers have normalized

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chorea, hypotonia / rigidity, emotional lability

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Huntington’s chorea

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21
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how long must tics be present for Tourette’s dx

22
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possible treatments for GBS ascending paralysis

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IVIG or plasmapharesis. NOT steroids

23
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antibodies often present in myasthenia gravis?

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anti smith Abs, anti-Acetylcholine receptor Abs

24
Q

congenital myasthenia gravis cause/prognosis?

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lifelong from genetic defect of NMJ

25
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how to clinically distinguish between congenital MG and transient (6wk) MG?

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transient does NOT involve eyes.

26
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how does botulinum toxin work?

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blocks release of Ach from NMJ

27
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gene for DMD/Beckers?

28
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proportion of time in DMD that mom is a carrier?

29
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Steinart disease, also known as what?

What does it involve?

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Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy

Involves smooth and striated muscle

30
Q

steroid treatment for spinal cord compression vs spinal trauma?

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compression: dexamethasone
Trauma: Methylprednisolone 30mg/kg x 1 hour

31
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why fosphenytoin compared to phenytoin?

A

phenytoin can produced purple glove syndrome (skin necrosis)

32
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% of kids who get febrile szs?

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3% by 5th bday

33
Q

pedi boards use what drug to treat benign rolandic seizures?

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carbamazepine

34
Q

tx for JME?

35
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most common risk factor for premies developing CP

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perinatal infx

36
Q

New drug for Wilson’s? What else for Tx?

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Tridentine and give zinc

37
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Criteria for Lennox Gastaut and Rx

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  1. Many seizure types: Atonic, Tonic, GTC, absence atypical
  2. DD / ID
  3. Spike and slow wave on EEG
    Tx: Felbamate (Aplastic anemia), Banzel
38
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3-5 Hz spike and wave?

Tx?

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JME

Tx: VPA, Lamictal

39
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HC rule?

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35 at birth, then 3 mos/ 9 mos rule + 5cm each

40
Q

No more than what head growth per week in first three mos?

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0.5cm / week

41
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retinal lacunes, agenesis of corpus callosum, vertebral anomaly

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Aicardi syndrome

42
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SMA gene and chromosome

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SMN 2 on chromosome 5

43
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anchoring of cord of conus medullaris due to thickened filum terminale
Dx and what level

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tethered cord, L2 or below

44
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defect in botulism

EMG finding

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  1. no release of ACh

2. EMG incremental response to repetitive rapid stim

45
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neonatal vs congenital myasthenia

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Neonatal is transient and does NOT involve opthalmoplegia

46
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EMG with decrement with repetitive stim

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myasthenia

47
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CTG repeat on chr 19 with anticipation

A

myotonic dystrophy

48
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features of what:

Frontal baldness, endocrine issues, cataracts, cognitive

A

Myotonic dystrophy

49
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Rx for myotonic dystrophy

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mexilitine, phenytoin, carbamazepine

50
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weakness pattern in nemaline myopathy

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neck, face, proximal muscles

51
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marker for ataxia telangiectasia

52
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NF1 chromosome

TS chromosomes

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NF: 17
TS: 9., 16

53
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tram track calcifications on XR/CT?

A

Sturge Weber under angioma

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