When to Refer for School Neuropsych Eval Quiz Flashcards
Potential explanations or insights into cause factors of the child’s presenting problems may be found in the child’s background information. True or False?
True
There are three common sources of reliable background information. Which one of the following sources is not always reliable?
a. a clinical interview with the parent(s)/guardian(s)
b. the student’s educational records
c. an interview with the student
d. an interview with the teacher
C. An interview with the student
In documenting the student’s health history, all of the following are good pieces of information to obtain except one, which one?
a. date of the medical event
b. the name of the attending physician
c. the type of medical intervention
d. the outcome of the medical intervention
B. the name of the attending physician
All of the following are examples of soft neurological signs except for one, which one?
a. drug addiction symptoms
b. poor balance & coordination
c. slight reflex asymmetries
d. choreiform limb movements
A. drug addiction symptoms
What is the name for the inability to perform rapid, alternating movements of hands and feet in a smooth, fluid, and rhythmic fashion?
a. dysgraphesthesia
b. dysdiadochokinesia
c. astereognosis
d. dyslexia
b. dysdiadochokinesia
What is the name for the inability to identify 3-D objects in the outstretched hand when blindfolded?
a. dysgraphesthesia
b. dysdiadochokinesia
c. astereognosis
d. dyslexia
c. astereognosis
It is a good idea to ask the student what school subjects are the most challenging and which school subjects are the easiest? True or False?
True
It is not important to determine if the student has been retained one or more years in school. True or false?
False
It is best practices to ask what specific academic or behavior interventions has this child received and what is their success or failure. True or False?
True
What is the name of the checklist developed by Dr. Miller which is completed by parent(s)/guardian(s) and classroom teacher(s) prior to any actual testing?
a. Miller’s pre-referral checklist
b. Miller’s Assessment of Pre-referral Concerns (MAPC)
c. BASC-3 Developmental History Questionnaire
d. Neuropsychological Processing Concerns Checklist for Children & Adolescents - Third Edition (NPCC-3)
D. NPCC-3
Which of the following refers to a decreased oxygen supply to the brain?
a. Anoxia
b. Repoxia
c. Dyspoxia
d. Hypoxia
D. Hypoxia
Which subtype of cerebral palsy affects 70% to 80% of CP patients with the symptoms of muscles stiffly & permanently contracted?
a. Spastic cerebral palsy
b. Ataxic cerebral palsy
c. Mixed cerebral palsy
d. Dyskinetic cerebral palsy
A. Spastic cerebral palsy
What is the most common type of malignant brain tumor in children?
a. Cerebellar astrocytoma
b. Medulloblastoma
c. Ependymona
d. Brainstem glioma
B. Medulloblastoma
A break in the bone that surrounds the skull is called a:
a. Hematoma
b. Intracerebral hemorrhage
c. Contusion/concussion
d. Skull fracture
D. Skull fracture
A blood clot that forms between the skull & the top lining of the brain is called:
a. Subdural hematoma
b. Epidural hematoma
c. Intracerebral hemorrhage
d. Contusion/concussion
B. Epidural hematoma
