W04_04 Developmental Disorders

Question 1

typical skill acquisition direction?

Answer 1

cephalocaudal progression

proximal to distal progression

Question 2

what is the moro reflex? timeline?

Answer 2

drop the baby on its back, and its arms extend.

birth-4 mo

Question 3

when the baby extends its limbs on the ipsilateral side of head turning, it’s called what? timeline?

Answer 3

ATNR (asymmetric tonic neck reflex).

2 wk - 6 mo.

Question 4

palmar grasp timeline?

Answer 4

birth - 3 mo.

Question 5

plantar grasp timeline?

Answer 5

birth - 8-15 mo.

Question 6

lateral propping timeline?

Answer 6

6-9 mo.

Question 7

parachute reflex timeline?

Answer 7

8-9 mo.

Question 8

what’s the major skill at 2 years?

Answer 8

jumping

Question 9

what’s the major skill at 4 years?

Answer 9

hopping on one foot.

Question 10

skill at 1 mo?

Answer 10

chin up in prone

Question 11

skill at 3 mo?

Answer 11

forearms up in prone

Question 12

skill at 6 mo?

Answer 12

sits momentarily. hand to hand object transfer.

Question 13

skill at 9 mo?

Answer 13

crawls

Question 14

skill at 12 mo?

Answer 14

walking. pincer grasp.

Question 15

how many cubes in a tower at 24 months?

Answer 15

6. can also draw a line.

Question 16

early developmental red flags?

Answer 16

hand dominance (<3 months)

Question 17

delayed developmental red flags?

Answer 17

no head control (>4 months);
no sitting (>9 months);
no walking (>18 months)

Question 18

what’s the biggest risk factor for cerebral palsy?

Answer 18

prematurity. increases risk 100x. 30-40% of all CP

Question 19

subtypes of cerebral palsy?

Answer 19

spastic,
dyskinetic,
ataxic

Question 20

two common co-morbidities of MCA hemiplegia?

Answer 20

seizures (33%)
homonymous hemianopsia (25%)

Question 21

what’s spastic equinus and which kind of plegia is it seen in?

Answer 21

spasticity in gastroc and soleus.

seen in CP - diplegia or hemiplegia.