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Birth-to-Three
Question | Answer |
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What are the prenatal stages of development? | Germinal, embryonic, fetal |
When is the germinal stage? | Conception to first 2 weeks |
What is the fetal stage? | Months 2-9 |
What is localization? | Certain areas of the brain are designated to do certain tasks. One area is localized to memory, language, vision etc. (this enables us to know where lesion is based on what deficits pt has) |
What is double dissociation? | When damage to an area of the brain causes a deficit in one aspect of a skill. |
What are the processes of brain development? | Proliferation, migration, differentiation |
What is at risk? | Any number of scenarios put the child at risk for developmental delay - could be biological or environmental in nature (low SES) |
What is established risk? | Developmental delay is not possible or probable, it is expected (Down Syndrome) |
What are the categories for established risk? | Chromosomal and genetic abnormalities and neurological disorders |
What are some gene-linked abnormalities? | Cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell anemia, Waardenburn syndrome |
What are some chromosomal abnormalities? | Down Syndrome, Cri-du-chat, Fragile X, Williams Syndrome |
What are neurological disorders? | Cerebral Palsy |
Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL) | CP has happened before the child was born. Damage to the white matter. Primary cause = prematurity and intrauterine infection |
Cerebral Dysgenesis | Caused by infection from mom (rubella, syphillis, chicken pox |
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) | Severe oxygen deprivation during birth |
Intracranial Hemorrhage | bleeding inside the brain |
Assessing the newborn with what tests? | APGAR, NBAS, NNNS |
What do the initials in APGAR stand for? | A=appearance, P = pulse, G = grimace, A - activity, R = respiration |
What does a "sense of self" mean? | Knowing that his/her body parts are their own. |
Rochat? | Double touch stimulation |
ROCHAT shifts? | 2 month, 9 month, 18 month |