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Neuro peds
Common pediatric conditions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what ages do children have overall rapid growth of all regions of brain, form images, use words & begin problem solving? | 1-6 y/o |
| at what age does the sensory and motor systems continue to mature, frontal executive systems (logical, depth perception, mathmatical reasoning) beging to accelerate? | 7-10 y/o |
| when do children develop the ability of elaboration of the visuospactial functions? | 11-13 y/o |
| at what age do we see children continued maturation of visuospatial functions and visuoauditory? | 14-17 y/o |
| at what age do we see in children rapid maturation of frontal executive region of the brain? | 18-21 y/o |
| when do developmental disabilities occur? | manifest before 22 y/o & continue t/o life |
| what areas is there limited function (should be 3) to be considered developementaly disabled? | self-care, receptive & expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, economic self sufficiency |
| Developmental delay | children who display a delay in language skills, social skills, gross motor skills, & /or fine motor skills - can become age appropriate & catch up |
| Autism spectrum disorders | stereotypical movements, preoccupation w/objects, distress over sm changes, narrow range of interests, speech & language deficits, poor social skills |
| Rett Syndrome | > female, 6-18 mo, manifests as a slowing down or stagnation of skills, caused by mutations on X chromosome, oft misdiagnosed |
| DCD - developmental coordination disorder | motor coordination markedly below expected level, not due to mental condition, can be diagnoses w/ADHD |
| to calm a baby, bring into what position? | flexion |
| Congenital muscular torticollis | shortening of the sternocleidomastoid mm's resulting in head tilt to the contralateral shoulder |
| acquired cause of torticollis | traumaic - fracture, soft tissue injury, rotary subluxation, non-traumatic - vision problems, feeding issues, inflam cond, neuro, oncology diagnosis |
| plagiocephaly | head deformity, can be corrected with positioning or helmet |
| developemental dysplasia of the hip | corrected with harness preventing extension & adduction but allows flexion & abduction |
| position for congenital torticollis? | lie on flat surface, facing up, hold right shoulder to prevent from lifting, slowly & gently tilt child's left ear toward left shoulder, do not lift head off surface |
| position for congenital torticollis? | place in car seat with towel/blanket to keep centered |
Created by:
djbari
on 2009-10-26