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1
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GA at primary neurulation

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GA 3-4 wks

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GA at secondary neurulation

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GA 4-7 wks

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D/Os of primary neurulation

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anencephaly
encephalocele
myelomeningocele
arnold chiari

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D/Os of secondary neurulation

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spinal cord, lower sacral segments disorders:
spinal cysts
tethered cord
lipoma
teratoma
myelocystocele
meningocele-lipomeningocele

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GA prosencephalic development (ventral induction)

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2-3 months

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D/Os of prosencephalic development

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aprosencephaly (formation)
holoprosencephaly (cleavage)

midline:
agenesis of corpus callosum
agenesis of septum pellucidum
septooptic dysplasia

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GA of neural and glial proliferation

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3-4 months

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8
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D/Os of neural and glial proliferation

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micrencephaly
macrencephaly

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9
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GA of neuronal migration

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3-5 months

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10
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D/Os of neuronal migration

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schizencephaly - abnormal clefts
lissencephaly - underdevelopment of gyri
pachygyria - abnormal large gyri
polymicrogyria

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11
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GA of neuronal organization

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axonal - 3 months to birth
dendritic and synaptic - 6 mos - 1 year
synaptic rearrangement: birth - 1 year

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12
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D/Os of organization

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mental deficiencies
trisomy 21
fragile x
autism
angelman
prematurity

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13
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GA of myelination

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birth to years (

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14
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D/Os of myelination

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  • cerebral white matter hypoplasia
  • prematurity
  • malnutrition
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15
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Level of lesions and reflex present

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cervical/thoracic/until L2 - no reflex
Lumbar L3-L4 - knee jerk
L5-S1 - ankle jerk
S2-S4 - anal wink

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Dandy walker malformation triad

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agenesis/hypoplasia cerebellar vermis
cystic dilatation of the fourth ventricle
enlargement of posterior fossa

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17
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cerebral perfusion pressure =

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MAP - ICP

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18
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Factors that increase CBF

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BP
paCO2
hypoxemia
dopamine
anemia
increased fetal hgb proportion
hypoglycemia
seizures

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Factors that decrease CBF

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hypocarbia
paO2
increased hgb
decreased fetal proportion

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20
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head circumference growth

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week 1: decrease HC
week 2 increase 0.5 cm
week 3: increase 0.7 cm
week 4 + 1 cm/week

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21
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scaphocephaly

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sagital

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22
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dolichocephaly

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sagital

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23
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frontal

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coronal
Crouzon or Apert

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24
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brachycephaly

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bilateral coronal
Carpenter

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25
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trigonacephaly

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metopic

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26
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occipital

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lamboid

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27
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focal cerebral injury symptoms

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contralateral hemiparesis
eye deviates to side of lesion
FT UE weak
PT LE weak

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28
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parasagittal cerebral injury

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weak proximal (UE >LE)

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29
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periventricular cerebral, bilateral injury symptoms

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symmetric (LE)

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30
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spinal cord injury symptoms

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facial sparing
flacid initially then spastic

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31
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Lower motor neuron injury symptoms

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facial sparing
flaccid weakness
fasciculations

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32
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nerve root injury symptoms

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focal

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33
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peripheral nerves

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generalized weakness

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34
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NMJ disorder symptoms

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generalized weakness/hypotonia

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35
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palmer appears, established and disappears

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26, 32, 2-4 months

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36
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plantar appears, established and disappears

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26, 32, 9-12 months

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37
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sucking appears, established and disappears

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28, 32-34, 12 months

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38
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crossed extensor appears, established and disappears

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30, 34, 2 mos

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39
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rooting appears, established and disappears

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30, 34, 4 months

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40
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moro appears, established and disappears

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30, 38, 2-4 mos

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41
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tonic-neck appears, established and disappears

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35, 2 mos, 6 mos,

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42
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placing and stepping appears, established and disappears

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35-37, term, 2-3 mos

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43
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rate of CSF formation

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0.37 mL/min; remade every 5-7 hours

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44
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CSF pathway

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CP > Munro > 3rd > Sylvius > 4th > Lushka/Megendie > subarachnoid > brainstem/cerebellum/spinal cord

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45
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hypoglycorrhachia

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meningitis, hypoglycemia, ich

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46
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xanthochromic

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ich, hyperbilirubinemia, protein

47
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central positive sharp waves

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periventricular leukomalacia

48
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when does eeg become continuous

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31-33 weeks

49
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when does eeg start having continuity and synchrony in awake and active sleep

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34-35 weeks

50
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DWI

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diffusion weight images - random brownian motion of water molecules allows for earlier identification of ischemic strokes

51
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stage 2 HIE outcomes

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80% normal
20% mild moderate deficitis

52
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sequelae of PVL

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spastic diplegia

53
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predispose to PVL

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periventricular vascular anatomy
cerebral perfusion dependent on systemic perfusion
vulnerability of actively differentiating of myelinating periventricular glial cells
vascular or inflammatory insults leading to oligodendrocyte death and myelin deficiency

54
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timing of IVH

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50% in first 24 hours
90% in first 72 hours

55
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location of cephalohematoma and subgaleal

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superiosteal and beneath galae aponeurotica

56
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confined by suture lines

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cephalohematoma

57
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erb duchenne nerve roots

58
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klumpke nerve roots

59
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disorders of anterior horn cells

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HIE
SMA type I Werdnig Hoffman
Neurogenic arthrogryposis

60
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disoders of NMJ

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transient neonatal MG
congenital MG
Diseases affecting ACh release (c.tetani, c. botulinum, hyperMg, aminoglycoside tox)

61
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disorders of congenital myopathy

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myotubular myopathy

62
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types of muscular dystrophy

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congenital myotonic dystrophy
duchenne Xp21 linked
congenital muscular dystrophy

63
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SMA1 Werdnig Hoffman genetics

64
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Dx tests in SMA1

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CPK normal
EMG: nonspecific denervation, fasciculations, fibrillations
Biopsy: atrophy of motor units
Nerve conduction: normal

65
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Congenital myotonic dystrophy genetics

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AD chromosome 19, expanded CTG repeat
inherited from mother

66
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pathogenesis of congenital myotonic dystrophy

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altered protein –> dysfunctional Na and K channels

67
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Diagnostic tests in congenital myotonic dystrophy

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CPK normal
EMG: dive bomber
Biopsy: small and round muscle fibers with large nuclei and sparse myofibrils
Nerve conduction: normal

68
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Riley-Day genetics

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AR, Ashkenazi
defective 9q31-33

69
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Riley-day pathogenesis

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peripheral nerve system
reduced number of small unmyelinated nerves that carry pain, temperature, taste and mediate autonomic functions, large myelinated afference nerve fibers

70
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Riley-day diagnostic tests

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pupil constriction to metacholine eye drops or pilocarpine (normal pupils don’t respond)
no flare with intradermal histamine

71
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mechanism of phenobarbital

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barbiturate
increase timing of chloride channels by acting on GABA A receptors that depresses CNS

72
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MoA phenytoin/fosphenytoin

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blocks voltage gated Na channels, blocking repetitive firing of APs

73
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MoA levetiracetam

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binds synaptic vesicle protein SV2A reducing vesicle release

74
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MoA midazolam

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increases GABA activity

75
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MoA lidocaine

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blocks Na channel

76
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MoA topiramate

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blocks Na channel

77
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MoA Bumetanide

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inhibits NaKCl cotransporter - for temporal lobe epilepsy

78
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pathogenesis of vein of galen

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persistent median prosencephalic vein of Markowski - usually regresses by week 2, drains into vein of galen

79
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MC types of intracranial tumors

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teratomas > neuroepithelial (medulloblastoma, astrocytoma, choroid plexus papilloma)

80
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calcifications in Sturge Weber

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ipsilateral “tramline” intracortical

81
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hemiparesis in sturge weber

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contralateral to facial lesion

82
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genetics sturge weber

83
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genetics tuberous sclerosis

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AD, ch9 and 16 implicated

84
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Genetics NF

85
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tumors associated with NF

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cutaneous neurofibroma, schwannoma, pheochromocytoma

86
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genetics mccune albright

87
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mccune albright clinical features

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irregular brown pigmentations
fibrous dysplasia
precocious puberty
hyperthyroid
hyperparathyroid
pituitary adenomas

88
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von Hippel Lindau genetics

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AD short arm chr 3

89
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vHL tumors

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hemangioblastoma, retinal angiomas, pheochromocytoma

90
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Rate of CP in term and 32-36 and < 28 (out of 1000 births)

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1, 10, 40-100

91
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APGAR score 0-3 at 5 - 10 - 20 minutes and risk of CP

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1 - 9- 57%

92
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hemiplegia vs diplegia

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hemi is one side, diplegia is just legs

93
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MC type CP

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spastic 85-90%
2/3 bilateral
pyramidal

94
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dyskinetic types of CP

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dystonic and choreathetotic

95
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dystonic type of CP symptoms

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reduced activity with increased tone - stiff movements

96
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choreoathetotic

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increased activity and reduced tone - uncoordinated writing/jerky movements

97
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Classification of IQ

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52-68 mild
36-51 moderate
20-35 severe
< 20 profound

98
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Hydrancephaly

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  • absence of cerebral hemispheres
  • replaced with homogeneous echoic material
  • preservation of thalami, brainstem, and cerebellum
    a/w internal carotid artery occlusion
99
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neurochemical findings in menkes

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  • partial deficiency of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase
  • compensatory increases in catecholamine in sympathetic nerves and brain (increased NE release)
  • Increased tyrosine hydroxylation
100
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virus associated with lissencephaly

101
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differences between middle interspheric variant, lobar, semilobar and alobar

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MIHV - nonseparation of posterior aspects of frontal lobe and parietal lobe

lobar: nonseparation of basal aspects of frontal lobe

semilobar: nonseparation of the frontal lobes

alobar: cortical nonseparation

102
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MC location for stroke

103
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MC type of PVL

104
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hypomyelination from PVL caused by injury to oligodendrocyte at which stage?

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pre-oliogodendrocyte

105
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NDI among those with recurrent seizure

106
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time period fetus responds to sound

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20-25 weeks

107
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SCM nerve

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accessory CN 11

108
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Mobius

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CN 6 and 7

109
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pupillary light

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CN 3 oculomotor

110
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gag reflex

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CN 9 and 10

111
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hyperthermia post hypoxia-ischemia neuronal cell death in

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hippocampus

112
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onion bulb formation biopsy

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dejerine sottas

113
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rod like on muscle biopsy

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