Neuro 2

Question 0

common form of spina bifida, usually associated with hydrocephalus, problems with normal regulation of bowel and bladder

Answer 0

meningomyelocele

Question 1

malformation due to the failure of closure of the rostral neuropore

Answer 1

anencephaly

Question 2

incomplete formation of the circulatory route for CSF or blockage of CSF flow by intracerebral bleeds can lead to

Answer 2

hydrocephalus

Question 3

careful monitoring of this can detect early stages of hydrocephalus

Answer 3

head circumference

Question 4

increases in this lab value are an indication of neural tube defects

Answer 4

alpha-feto protein (AFP)

Question 5

dietary supplementation of this nutrient prevents neural tube defects

Answer 5

folic acid

Question 6

myelination of the pyramidal tract coincides with periods in which infants begin to

Answer 6

stand and walk

Question 7

this physical exam finding changes around the time of myelination and initial functioning of the pyramidal system

Answer 7

loss of babinski sign

Question 8

5 causes of cerebral palsy

Answer 8

Lissencephaly
Porencphalic cyst
Neonatal stroke
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Periventricular leukomalacia

Question 9

3 qualities required for diagnosis of cerebral palsy

Answer 9

motor
before 3 years of age
nonprogressive

Question 10

5 types of cerebral palsy

Answer 10

quadriplegic
diplegic
hemiplegic
ataxic
hypotonic

Question 11

Parietal lobe processes

Answer 11

space

Question 12

Insula processes

Answer 12

gut feelings (literal and figurative), emotion, pain, and emotional response to pain

Question 13

hippocampus function

Answer 13

spatial, autobiographical, semantic memory

Question 14

Amygdala function

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emotion (esp fear) detection / memory

Question 15

absence of motor or psychic initiative; indifference to pain, thirst, hunger; lack of spontaneous movement/speech; lack of desire; flat affect; tin man

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apathy syndrome

Question 16

lack of social tact/comportment; inappropriately jocular/exual/antisocial; inattentive; lack of judgment; lack of responsibility; cowardly lion

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disinhibition syndrome

Question 18

poor visual/spatial/motor organization/strategy; difficulty shifting/maintaining set; reduced verbal/design fluency; poor focus/inattention; poor hypothesis generation; poor memory search/retrieval; scarecrow

Answer 18

dysexecutive syndrome

Question 19

symptoms of schizophrenia psychosis

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delusions, hallucinations

Question 20

symptoms of schizophrenia disorganization

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disorganized speech and behavior

Question 21

relapse rate in medication adherent schizophrenics

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2 years, 30%

Question 22

relapse rate in medication nonadherent schizophrenics

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2 years, 80%

Question 23

1 killer of schizophrenics

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cardiovascular disease

Question 24

primitive reflexes disappear by

Answer 24

first year