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1. what can cause £infection
physical defects £ trauma
and affect nor- £ teratogens
mal CNS devel- £ malnutrition
opment in the
first 3 - 4 weeks
gestation? (4)
2. what impact can £increased risk for fractures due to cranial bones being
birth have on well developed, but not fused together
the cranial bones £ increased risk for hemorrhage due to brain being highly
and brain (2) vascular
3. why are children spinal cord is mobile
at a high risk for
cervical spine in-
jury?
4. anatomical and £anterior & posterior fontanels are present
physiological dif- £ head circumference is an important measurement
ferences in pe- £ top heavy
diatric patients £ cephalocaudal-proximodistal development
compared to £ primitive reflexes in infants
adults (5)
5. what does con- £alertness - wakeful state and includes the ability to re-
sciousness con- spond to stimuli
sist of? £ cognition - the ability to process stimuli and demonstrate
a verbal or motor response
6. what is the ear- LOC changes
liest indicator of
improvement or
deterioration of
neurologic sta-
tus
7. how many states 5
of LOC are there £full consciousness
, NURS 2356 - Neuro
£ confusion
£ obtunded
£ stupor
£ coma
8. what is the £the child is awake and alert
full conscious- £ oriented to time, place and person
ness state of £ exhibits age-appropriate behaviors
LOC (4) £ if the child is asleep, should arouse easily and then
become oriented or have normal behavior within a few
seconds
9. what is the con- a state of disorientation
fusion state of £ the child may be alert but responds inappropriately to
LOC questions
10. what is the ob- the child has limited responses to the environment and
tunded state of falls asleep unless stimulation is provided
LOC
11. what is the stu- the child only responds to vigorous stimulation
por state of LOC
12. what is the coma the child cannot be aroused even with painful stimuli
state of LOC
13. pediatric glas- a quick, standardized account of neurologic status
gow coma scale £ it grades consciousness in relation to 3 things
(GCS) — eye opening
£ what does — motor response
it grade con- — responses to auditory or visual stimuli
sciousness on
14. what does a de- impending neurologic crisis
creased reaction £ score of 15 means normal (highest score possible)
score in one or £ score of d 7 indicates coma
more of the pe- £ score of 3 indicates brain death (lowest score possible)
diatric GCS indi-
cate?
£ what does a
, NURS 2356 - Neuro
score of 15 mean
£ what does a
score of d 7 indi-
cate
£ what does a to-
tal score of 3 in-
dicate
15. what is an abnor- £premature closure of sutures (craniosynostosis) [pic]
mal skull shape £ widening of the sutures
be caused by?
(2)
16. how long can 3 years old
head circumfer-
ence be mea-
sured in pedi-
atric patients
17. what is asym- £paralysis of certain cranial nerves
metry of £ position in the utero
the head/face £ swelling caused by trauma
caused by (3)
18. why is it impor- alterations in ROM, specifically if child has trouble touch-
tant to check for ing the chin to the chest (nuchal rigidity), indicates CNS
neck ROM? infections like meningitis
19. what type of pa- £trauma
tients are as- £ suspected cervical spinal injury
sessments of
the head and/or
neck contraindi-
cated in? (2)
20.
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