What Is My Neuro Disease?
Seizure associated with fever that is not the result of intracranial infection or metabolic imbalance
What is febrile seizure?
Opacity of the lens of the eye that is present at birth
What is congenital cataract?
Self limiting condition that involves avascular necrosis of the femoral head
This anatomical difference causes children to be more susceptible to otitis media?
What is shorter and wider eustachian tubes?
S/ sx include eye redness, edema, tearing, discharge, pain, and itching
What is conjunctivitis?
CSF accumulates within the ventricular system that causes ventricle enlargement and increased ICP
What is hydrocephalus?
Infection of fluid in the middle ear
What is otitis media?
Foot/ feet resemble(s) the head of a golf club
Risk factors include hx of recent infections (respiratory, sinus, ear), recent LP, severe head injury/ skull fx, congenital structural abnormality, neurosurgical intervention
What is bacterial meningitis?
S/ sx include fever, fussiness, crying while lying down, batting/ tugging at ear, rolling head side to side, poor feeding, difficulty sleeping or awakening at night
What is acute otitis media?
Inflammation of the meninges, usually caused by a virus
What is aseptic meningitis?
Infection and inflammation of the skin of the external ear canal
What is otitis externa?
Neural tube fails to close resulting in an external sac on the spine that encases the meninges, spinal fluid, and nerves
Child cannot arise from floor normally due to weakness associated with muscular dystrophy
What is + gower's sign?
S/ sx include recent hx of respiratory illness, HA, photophobia, vomiting, stiff neck, irritability, rash
What is meningitis?
Premature closure of cranial sutures requiring surgical intervention
What is craniosynostosis?
Rapid growth of the retinal blood vessels in the premature infant
What is retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)?
A range of non-specific clinical sx characterized by abnormal motor pattern and postures caused by non-progressive abnormal brain function
What is cerebral palsy?
Risk factor include low birth weight, prematurity, high light intensity, hypothermia, duration/ concentration of O2
What is retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)?
Hx of prematurity and low birth weight with current s/sx of muscle weakness, spasticity, and ataxia
What is cerebral palsy?
Recent use of salicylates to treat viral illness that causes brain swelling, liver function, and death
What is Reye Syndrome?
The stenosis or obstruction of the tear duct causing chronic tearing and mucoid/ mucopurulent drainage
What is nasolacrimal duct obstruction?
X-linked recessive genetic disorder that results in progressive muscle weakness and wasting
What is duchenne's muscular dystrophy?
Arched back with hyperextension of neck and head seen with meningitis
What is opisthotonic position?
S/ sx include irritability, HA, changes in LOC, vomiting, poor feeding, increased head circumference, wide/ bulging fontanels, + Macewan sign
What is hydrocephalus?