NUR 328 Exam 2 Questions with Correct
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- Locomotion, Communication, Self Help skills
- Integration of motor functions
What are the 5 aims of
- Correct associated defects
Therapy for children with
- Education, especially supporting to achieve
Cerebral Palsy?
milestones
- Socialization
What is a Neurosurgical - Dorsal rhizotomy: surgical procedure that treats
intervention for children muscle spasticity caused by abnormal communication
with Cerebral Palsy? among the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles.
- Antispasmodics; Botox-used to reduce spasticity,
What are some injected into muscle
pharmacological
interventions for children - Analgesia
with Cerebral Palsy?
- Antiepileptics
What are Neural Tube Failed closure of neural tube that can involve its entire
Defects (NTDs)? length or just a small portion.
- Drug, chemical, or radiation exposure.
- ↓ folic acid
Causes of Neural Tube - Genetic mutation in folate pathways
Defects (NTDs) - Prepregnancy maternal obesity.
- Syndromes such as trisomy 18, PHAVER syndrome,
and Meckel-Gruber syndrime
, - Anencephaly
Types of Open Lesions in - Encephalocele
Neural Tube Defects
(NTDs) - Meningocele
- Myelomeningocele
Types of Closed Lesions in - Cranial-Migration Anomaly (brain malformation)
Neural Tube Defects
(NTDs) - Spinal-Defect (spinal malformation)
Cranial vault or skin does not cover partially
destroyed brain-FATAL
What is an Anencephaly?
- Absence of brain hemispheres
- Death due to resp. failure
Opening in cranium through which brain matter is
What is an exposed.
Encephalocele?
Brain tends to herniate through openings
What is a Open sac-like lesion containing CSF, meninges, and
Myelomeningocele? spinal cord from non-closure of the neural tubes
- Waddling gait, frequent falls, Gower sign
What are the Clinical - Lordosis
Manifestations of - Enlarged muscles, especially in the thighs and upper
Duchenne Muscular arms
Dystrophy (DMD)? - Profound muscular atrophy in later stages
- Mental deficiency is common
What is Gower's Sign? Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
What disease is it
indicative of?
When do the Posterior 6 - 8 weeks
Fontanels close?
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- Locomotion, Communication, Self Help skills
- Integration of motor functions
What are the 5 aims of
- Correct associated defects
Therapy for children with
- Education, especially supporting to achieve
Cerebral Palsy?
milestones
- Socialization
What is a Neurosurgical - Dorsal rhizotomy: surgical procedure that treats
intervention for children muscle spasticity caused by abnormal communication
with Cerebral Palsy? among the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles.
- Antispasmodics; Botox-used to reduce spasticity,
What are some injected into muscle
pharmacological
interventions for children - Analgesia
with Cerebral Palsy?
- Antiepileptics
What are Neural Tube Failed closure of neural tube that can involve its entire
Defects (NTDs)? length or just a small portion.
- Drug, chemical, or radiation exposure.
- ↓ folic acid
Causes of Neural Tube - Genetic mutation in folate pathways
Defects (NTDs) - Prepregnancy maternal obesity.
- Syndromes such as trisomy 18, PHAVER syndrome,
and Meckel-Gruber syndrime
, - Anencephaly
Types of Open Lesions in - Encephalocele
Neural Tube Defects
(NTDs) - Meningocele
- Myelomeningocele
Types of Closed Lesions in - Cranial-Migration Anomaly (brain malformation)
Neural Tube Defects
(NTDs) - Spinal-Defect (spinal malformation)
Cranial vault or skin does not cover partially
destroyed brain-FATAL
What is an Anencephaly?
- Absence of brain hemispheres
- Death due to resp. failure
Opening in cranium through which brain matter is
What is an exposed.
Encephalocele?
Brain tends to herniate through openings
What is a Open sac-like lesion containing CSF, meninges, and
Myelomeningocele? spinal cord from non-closure of the neural tubes
- Waddling gait, frequent falls, Gower sign
What are the Clinical - Lordosis
Manifestations of - Enlarged muscles, especially in the thighs and upper
Duchenne Muscular arms
Dystrophy (DMD)? - Profound muscular atrophy in later stages
- Mental deficiency is common
What is Gower's Sign? Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
What disease is it
indicative of?
When do the Posterior 6 - 8 weeks
Fontanels close?
