6501 Advanced Patho- Chapter 20 | Questions and Answers with complete solution

Encephalocele - Protrusion of a portion of the brain and meninges through a defect in the skull Microcephaly - Small head circumference with lack of brain growth Spina bifida - Birth defect involving failure of the vertebrae to close Positional plagiocephaly - Flattening of one side of an infant's head from prolonged lying in one position Neural tube defects are associated with - maternal folate deficiency. Chiari malformations involve downward displacement of - of the cerebellum, and are a type of (defect of neural tube closure Tethered cord syndrome involving altered gait and bladder control, may develop in - children born with myelomeningocele as the child grows. Cerebral palsy is Tethered cord syndrome involving altered (gait and bladder control, may develop in - a (progressive, static encephalopathy. Cerebral palsy is caused by - injury or abnormal development in the immature brain before, during, or after birth up to 1 year, of age. Cerebral palsy always involves - motor defects and may involve additional problems as well. A ketogenic diet may be used for - a child who has epilepsy