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All of the following descending tracts decussate EXCEPT:
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Which position is most beneficial initially for an infant who has just returned from having a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placed?
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Consider the sensory pathways for the following two sensations: Discriminative touch sensations from the left foot, Heat sensations from the right leg. Choose the correct statement:
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Sleep is:
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Regarding the CSF, all the following are true EXCEPT
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Mobius syndrome is characterized by the following EXCEPT
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An infant with a myelomeningocele is having his head circumference measured regularly. The parents ask why. Select the nursbest response.
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Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) should be suspected if the headache and associated vomiting are worse when lying down. The characteristic of this headache is include all the following EXCEPT
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The MOST common precipitant of status epilepticus in children is
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Neurofibromatosis (NF type 1) has characteristic flat, light brown macules, called
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Which of the following tracts has descending autonomic fibers providing a pathway by which the hypothalamus can control the sympathetic and sacral parasympathetic outflow:
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Causof megalocephaly include all of the following EXCEPT
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Which of the following statements regarding weight control is correct?
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The parents of a 12-month-old with cerebral palsy (CP) ask if they should teach their child sign language because he has not begun to vocalize. The nursresponse is based on the knowledge that sign language:
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The following are risk factors for deformational plagiocephaly EXCEPT
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A medical student during practical final exam was asked by the examiner to do a stroking of the skin along the edge of vertebrae to a 2-week-old neonate, which produccurvature of the spine with concavity on the side of the stroke, this maneuver is called
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A child with a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt complains of headache, blurry vision, irritability, and increased sleep. The parents ask what they should do. Select the nursbest response.
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A 19-year-old female presents with headache, unsteadiness, and poor hearing progressed over 5 years. Her father had brain surgery and deafness since age 35. The most likely diagnosis is
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The following are indications for neuroimaging in a child with a headache EXCEPT
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The current antiepileptic drug (AEDs) of choice for primary generalized tonic-clonic seizurin children is
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A 12-year-old presents with severe headache, grand mal seizure, and collapse into unresponsive flaccid coma. History includintermittent right-sided headachwithout aura. Exam shows afebrile state and nuchal rigidity. The most likely diagnosis is
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Which of the following statements regarding the psychophysiology of food intake is correct?
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Discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is usually indicated when children are free of seizurfor at least
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All of the following statements are true about neurotransmitters except:
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In pseudotumor cerebri; the MOST likely mechanism of increased ICP is
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Regarding Corticospinal tracts choose the WRONG statement:
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The dorsolateral tract of Lissauer carries:
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The MOST common epilepsy syndrome is
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Smell can be assessed in verbal, cooperative children older than
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All of the following are true about the vomiting reflex EXCEPT:
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A patient presents with lower back pain that radiatto the back of his thigh. He is unable to stand on his heels and reports abnormal sensations across the anterolateral aspect of his leg. MRI scans confirm the diagnosis of a herniated disc. The most likely affected nerve root emergfrom the vertebral column directly:
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The following are complications of neurofibromatosis (type 1) NF-1 EXCEPT
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Which of the following structuris responsible for the interpretation of the emotional aspect of Pain:
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Bilateral diffuse slow wave activity (delta frequency) in an electroencephalogram (EEG) of an infant, is MOSTLY seen in
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Small vessel childhood primary angiitis of the CNS (SVcPACNS) is usually presented with
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Which statement about the spinal cord is false:
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The MOST common cause of viral meningoencephalitis are
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Which of the following is true of stress?
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An infant is born with a sac protruding through the spine containing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a portion of the meninges, and nerve roots. This condition is referred to as:
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Which of the following statements regarding personality is correct?
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The following are featurof Aicardi syndrome EXCEPT
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Numbered below are various descending motor tracts: 1. Lateral cortico spinal tract, 2. Rubrospinal tract, 3. Vestibulospinal tract, 4. Medullary reticulospinal tract. Choose the correct statement:
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The nurse is aware that cloudy cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) most likely indicates:
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The following are known as the big five personality traits except one:
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Numbered below are various descending motor tracts: 1. Lateral corticospinal tract, 2. Anterior corticospinal tract, 3. Rubrospinal tract, 4. Tectospinal tracts. Choose the correct statement:
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Choose the Correct statement:
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The following is an alternative treatment for L. monocytogenmeningitis
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Which activity should an adolescent recently diagnosed with epilepsy avoid?
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Which of the following is NOT true about swallowing:
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Which of the following tracts providafferent information for spinovisual reflexes:
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Megalencephaly (enlargement of the brain) is seen in
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, also known as pseudotumor cerebri, is a clinical syndrome that mimics brain tumors and is characterized by the following EXCEPT
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An effective way to screen for fetal neural tube defects is to determine, in the mother
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The MOST common cause of long-term morbidity in a patient with depressed consciousness is
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Epilepsy surgery is often used to treat refractory epilepsy of a number of etiologiincluding the following EXCEPT
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A 6-month-old infant was just diagnosed with craniosynostosis. The infants father asks the nurse for more information about reconstructive surgery. Select the nursbest response.
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Choose the wrong statement:
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A child present to you with opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia, the MOST likely cause that you should vigorously search for is
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The term Mesencephalon means:
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Electroencephalogram (EEG) in febrile seizure is characterized by the following EXCEPT
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Choose the correct statement regarding the meningand associated spaces:
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The following are true about obesity except?
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A history of personality change in a patient with seizure could suggest the following as a cause of seizure
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True about eating:
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A child in the PICU with a head injury is comatose and unresponsive. The parent asks if he needs pain medication. Select the nursbest response.
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The most common cause of neonatal seizuris
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A 10-year-old boy presented to ER as a status epilepticus, initial management is done by ensuring an adequate airway, breathing, and circulation; benzodiazepine was started but the seizure donot resolve after two doses. A second-line agent that must be administered is
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The following studiare needed for all patients with status epilepticus EXCEPT
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Presenting symptoms in pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) include the following EXCEPT
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A 4-year-old female has experienced progressive loss of ambulation for a 2-year period. On examination, the child is apathetic and uninterested in her surroundings. She has horizontal nystagmus and optic atrophy. Her voice is dysarthric. She is hypotonic, and her deep tendon reflexare absent. A sibling died at age 6 with a similar history. Motor nerve conduction velocitishow marked slowing, and CT shows diffuse symmetric attenuation of cerebral and cerebellar white matter. The most likely diagnosis is
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Pescavus deformity of the feet (high-arched feet) is seen in
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All of the following is true about swallowing EXCEPT:
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Regarding slow pain, all of the following are true EXCEPT:
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Which of the following tracts has descending autonomic fiber providing a pathway by which the hypothalamus can control the sympathetic sacral parasympathetic outflow:
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Which is included in the plan of care for a newborn who has a myelomeningocele?
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Contraindications to performing a lumbar puncture include the following EXCEPT
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A child with cerebral palsy (CP) who just had a hamstring release is about to receive baclofen. The parents ask what the medication is for. Select the nursbest response.
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The MOST common acquired cause of chorea in childhood is
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Secondary (acquired) microcephaly is seen in
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Muscle bulk represents the volume of muscle tissue. Excessive muscle bulk is seen in
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