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1
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Define developmental delay

A

Failure to attain developmental milestones for a child’s corrected chronological age

2
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What are the main patterns of abnormal development?

A

Global delay
Specific delay in 1 or 2 areas
Deviation from normal
Regression

3
Q

People with mild learning disability have an IQ of what?

A

IQ below 70

4
Q

People with severe learning disability have an IQ of what?

A

IQ below 50

5
Q

List red flags for development

A
Asymmetry of movement
Not reaching for objects by 6mths
Unable to sit unsupported by 12mths
Unable to walk by 18mths
No speech by 18mths
Loss of skills
6
Q

If a child is unable to walk by 18 months, what test should be done?

A

Measure CK levels

7
Q

Global developmental delay causes significant delay in 2+ of what?

A

Gross/fine motor skill
Speech/language
Cognition
Social/personal skill

8
Q

Global developmental delay applies to children under 5. What term is given for school age?

A

Learning disability

9
Q

Give examples of diseases where motor delay occurs

A

Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Cerebral palsy
Coordination disorders

10
Q

Gives examples of disease where sensory deficits and delays occur

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Oculocutaneous albinism

Treacher-Collins syndrome

11
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What is the main developmental deviation disease?

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Autism spectrum disorders

12
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What are the classical features of autism? (autistic triad)

A

Altered communication, social interaction and flexibility of thought/imagination

13
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What are the 4 main aspects of development?

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Gross motor
Fine motor
Language/speech
Social skills

14
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What is a fairly characteristic sign/manoeuvre seen in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

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Gower’s manoeuvre

15
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In hemiplegic cerebral palsy, only one side of the body is affected. True/False?

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True

16
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If only the legs are affected in cerebral palsy, what kind of plegia is it?

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Paraplegic cerebral palsy

17
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If both arms and legs are affected in cerebral palsy, it is termed diplegic cerebral palsy. True/False?

A

False
Diplegia = legs + slight involvement elsewhere
Quadriplegia = legs + arms

18
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List some investigations for developmental delay

A
Creatinine kinase
Genetics: array-CGH, chromosomes, fragile X
Neonatal PKU
Thyroid function
Imaging if indicated