Status epilepticus is a medical emergency that should be anticipated in any patient who presents with an acute seizure. It is defined as continuous seizure activity or recurrent seizure activity without regaining of consciousness lasting for more than
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Choose the WRONG statement:
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Excessive irritability and crying, unexplained episodof hyperpyrexia, vomiting, and difficulty feeding are the symptoms of the following neuro-degenerative disease
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Regarding disc herniation, all of the following are true EXCEPT:
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A 2-month-old infant is brought to the emergency room after experiencing a seizure. The infant appears lethargic with very irregular respirations and periods of apnea. The parents report the baby is no longer interested in feeding and, before the seizure, rolled off the couch. What additional testing should the nurse immediately prepare for?
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Which of the following represents the location second order neuron of the lateral spinothalamic tract:
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The CSF leukocyte count in normal healthy neonatmay reach
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Rickets is a potential side effect from all the following EXCEPT
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Status epilepticus is a neurologic emergency and is defined as ongoing seizure activity or repetitive seizurwithout return of consciousness for greater than
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Language function is receptive (understanding speech or gestures) and expressive (speech and use of gestures). Anterior, expressive aphasia (characterized by sparse, non-fluent language) is called
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Hydrocephalus resulting from overproduction of CSF is seen in
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Bloody CSF is seen in
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The big five personality dimensions include the following, except:
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A child with a seizure disorder has been having episodduring which she drops her pencil and appears to be daydreaming. This is most likely a/an:
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Regarding Extrapyramidal tracts, choose the WRONG statement:
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True about sick role and illness behavior:
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A 6-month-old infant diagnosed with meningitis is placed supine. When the infants neck is flexed, he also flexhis kneand hips. This sign is referred to as:
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To treat a common manifestation of Reye syndrome, which medication would the nurse expect to have readily available?
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Tension-type headach(TTH) are characterized by the following EXCEPT
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The imaging studiare usually normal in the following stroke-like disorders of children
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An adolescent patient develops both proximal and distal weakness of the extremitiin an episodic, relapsing-remitting pattern; he also experiencnumbness and tingling. Of the following, the MOST likely diagnosis is
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Which order should the nurse question for a child just admitted with the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis?
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The internal arcuate fibers arise from the:
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All the following improve patient compliance to treatment except?
In fight or flight conditions, the pupil of the eye dilates. The motor impulse that is initiated in the hypothalamus and ultimately causthis pupillary dilation can be best described by which of the following statements:
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Which of the following applito both the anterolateral pathway and dorsal column-medial lemniscal pathway:
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A slowly progressive ataxia that involvthe lower extremitito a greater degree than the upper extremities. The Romberg test result is positive; the deep-tendon reflexare absent (particularly at the ankle), and the plantar response is typically extensor (Babinski sign). Of the following, the MOST likely cause of this ataxia is
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Which of the following fibers carry the sensation of fast pain:
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The outer layer of connective tissue that surrounds the nerve is called:
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An approach to imaging of the spine in patients with cutaneous lesions is indicated in the following conditions EXCEPT
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A brain abscess can be treated with antibiotics without surgery in the following conditions EXCEPT
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Which intervention is included in the postoperative plan of care for a child with myelomeningocele following ligament release?
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All of the following statements about the corticonuclear tract are true EXCEPT:
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A state of responsiveness to pain but not to other stimuli is
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In the dorsal horn-medial lemniscal pathway, the cell bodiof the first, second, and third order neurons are located in, respectively:
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A 7-year-old with poor dentition has persistent frontal headaches, fever, and irritability for 5 weeks. Lumbar puncture shows opening pressure 250 mm Hg, WBC 120 (75% leukocytes), glucose 80 mg/dL, protein 95 mg/dL, negative Gram stain and culture. The next appropriate step is
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Wrong about eating:
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The Gowers sign demonstrates
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Choose the Correct statement:
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The MOST common involved segments in transverse myelitis (TM) are in the
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Ataxia is the inability to make accurate, smooth and coordinated movements, usually due to a dysfunction of the cerebellar pathways. Of the following, the MOST common cause of acute ataxia in childhood is
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Which of the following is not a biogenic amine?
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The posterior horn of the spinal cord contains the following nuclei except:
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Nonobstructive or communicating hydrocephalus may follow the following conditions EXCEPT
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Landau-Kleffner syndrome is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
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A preschooler has been having periods during which he suddenly falls and appears weak for a short time after the event. The preschool teacher asks what she should do. Select the nursbest response.
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Choose the true statement:
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The following are true about psychological defense mechanisms EXCEPT:
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Executive functioning, planning, and working memoriare functions of which of the following brain structures?
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There are several predictors of epilepsy after febrile seizures, the highest percent of risk factor for subsequent epilepsy after febrile seizure is
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Subtle seizurinclude all the following EXCEPT
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The nurse knows that young infants are at risk for injury from shaken baby syndrome (SBS) because:
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True about corticospinal tract:
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Second order neuron of Posterior spinocerebellar tract will enter cerebellum through:
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The MOST common neurologic sequelae of bacterial meningitis is
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Smell can be tested reliably at
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An adolescent remains unconscious 24 hours after sustaining a closed-head injury in an MVA. She responds to deep, painful stimulation with decorticate posturing, and an intracranial monitor shows periodic increased ICP. With all other vital signs stable, what is the most appropriate nursing action?
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The ketogenic diet is absolutely contraindicated in
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The incidence of childhood epilepsy is
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Higher risk of recurrence of the febrile seizure is associated with lower serum
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The aura associated with migraine is a neurologic warning that a migraine is going to occur. Of the following, the LEAST common type of typical auras is
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A 6-month-old infant presents with severe hypotonia and generalized weakness, his creatine phosphokinase (CK) is mildly elevated, the electromyelogram (EMG) shows fasciculations and fibrillations, muscle biopsy specimens show grouped atrophy. Of the following, the MOST likely finding in this infant is
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The parents of a 12-month-old with a neurogenic bladder ask if their child will always have to be catheterized. Select the nursbest response.
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A 12-year-old female is complaining from stereotyped attacks of bitemporal, severe, pounding pain that are aggravated by activity and last for 1 to 72 hours. Of the following, the MOST likely associated diagnosis is
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The triad of complete agenesis of the cerebellar vermis, cystic dilation of the fourth ventricle, and enlarged posterior fossa is seen in
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A 4-year-old boy is asked to stand up; he arisfrom lying on the floor by using his arms to climb up his legs and body, this sign reflects
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The mother of an unconscious child has been calling her name and gently shaking her shoulders to wake her. The nurse observthe child flexing her arms and wrists, drawing them closer to the midline. The mother asks, What is going on? Select the nursbest response.
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Craniosynostosis is defined as premature closure of the cranial sutures. Of the following, the MOST common form of craniosynostosis is
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All are true about corticonuclear tract EXCEPT:
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During clinical examination of an infant you suspended his face down by the chest when he is moved toward a table, the arms extend, this reflex appear at
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Choose the incorrect pair of (tract - level of decussation):
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A child has been diagnosed with a midline brain tumor. In addition to showing signs of increased intracranial pressure (ICP), she has been voiding large amounts of very dilute urine. Which medication dothe nurse expect to administer?
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Which of the following can act as a hunger signal?
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PHACE syndrome denotto the following EXCEPT
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Regarding Premotor area, All of the following are true EXCEPT:
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How often are EEGs abnormal in healthy children?
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The MOST common cause of static neurologic abnormalitiwhich are observed early in life is
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Elevated maternal serum α-fetoprotein
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Which of the following is true about the vomiting reflex:
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Which of the following statements regarding Non-REM sleep is correct?
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