Questions and CORRECT Answers
clinical signs and symptoms of CP - CORRECT ANSWER - -Altered muscle tone, reflexes
(cortex, midbrain, brainstem), postural, impaired performance skills (transitional movements;
initiate, stabilize, reach, pace, adjust, turn towards, terminate)
-Seizures, difficulty sucking, chewing, swallowing, hearing impairment, delay in ability to roll
over, sit up, crawl, asymmetrical hand use, unusual gait
Why is a rhizotomy important? - CORRECT ANSWER - Neurosurgical procedure: spasticity
is reduced but increased muscle weakness. Functional improvements-sitting, standing, walking
Perinatal -cause of CP incompatible Rh factor - CORRECT ANSWER - -Incompatible blood
Rh factor of mother (RH-) and fetus (Rh+)
-Foreign proteins destroy red blood cells
-Results in hemolytic anemia (lack of O2)
-Treatment give Rh-immune globulin
Lobe of brain - planning and sequencing - CORRECT ANSWER - frontal
Define ATNR - CORRECT ANSWER - -Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex-primitive reflex
found in newborns and should vanish at 3 months
-Head is looking toward the arm that is extended
Define protective extension - CORRECT ANSWER - -Mid Brain-Righting
-Parachute response-develops by 10 months
-AKA: anterior protective response
Lordosis - CORRECT ANSWER - spine curvature too far inward in the lower back
, Kyphosis - CORRECT ANSWER - posterior curvature of the thoracic spine
Scoliosis - CORRECT ANSWER - lateral curvature of the spine
What is an associated reaction? - CORRECT ANSWER - Increase effort, increase tone,
increase posturing (excitement)
Stereognosis/astereognosis - CORRECT ANSWER - using your hands to figure out what
something is
Kinesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - body awareness
Graphethesia - CORRECT ANSWER - being able to tell what's on your skin if someone
draws
Esotropia - CORRECT ANSWER - eyes turned in
Exotropia - CORRECT ANSWER - eyes turned out
example of fine motor tasks - CORRECT ANSWER - isolated finger function
Rett's disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - -Normal development between 6-18 months
-Decline in social interaction, speech, loss of LE control
-Predominantly female
State characteristics of Asperger's disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - Repetitive routines, flat
blank expression, strong sensitivity to sound