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Antenatal, Perinatal and Postnatal Risk Factors for the Development of Cerebral Palsy (CP)

#Diagnosis #CerebralPalsy #RiskFactors #Antenatal
Antenatal, Perinatal ... #Diagnosis #CerebralPalsy ... #RiskFactors #Antenatal
Motor Syndromes of Cerebral Palsy:

Spastic Hemiplegia, Spastic diplegia, Spastic quadriplegia (‘total body involvement’), Athetoid (extrapyramidal, dyskinetic)

#Diagnosis
Diagnosis #Neurology #CerebralPalsy
Antenatal / Prenatal Care Schedule 
At Every Visit: Weight, Blood pressure, Psychosocial screening, Counseling re. Indications
Antenatal / Prenatal ... translucency, ß-hCG , PAPP-A ... Non-stress test #Antenatal
Miosis Causes - 4 P's Mnemonic
Constricted: pupils < 2mm, Pinpoint: pupils < 1mm
 • Pain Killer:
drops #Miosis #PPPP
TYPES OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND AREAS OF BRAIN DAMAGE INVOLVED 
Hemiplegia 
Diplegia 
Quadriplegia 
Athetoid
Dystonic 
Ataxic
Dystonic Ataxic #CereberalPalsy
The vital first ten minutes: Apgar scores and risks of cerebral palsy and epilepsy
#APGAR #pediatrics #peds
pediatrics #peds #cerebralpalsy
Some of the techniques used for Antenatal Diagnosis

Amniocentesis 
 - Chromosome/micro-array and DNA analysis 
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techniques used for Antenatal ... rhesus status #Antenatal
gestational diabetes algorithm
#Infant #Diabetic #Mother #Pediatrics #Neonatology #IDM #NICU #OBGYN #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology #Maternal #Complications #Peds #Newborn
#DecisionAid #Antenatal
Antenatal Visits - Testing and Schedule
At Every Visit:	
 • Gestational Age	
 • BP
 • Maternal Weight
Antenatal Visits ... @AmyChung #Antenatal
Dematoses in Pregnancy - Specific Skin Conditions
Non-Pruritic
 • Pustular psoriasis of pregnancy
 • Impetigo Herpetiformis
Pruritic -
of pregnancy (PUPPP