Cephalic growth is one of the easily monitorable parameters in pediatric age that allows us to evaluate growth, development, and the presence of underlying neurological problems.
Category archives: Clinical method
Neuropediatric clinical history (template).
PERINATAL HISTORY: Child of a father of — and mother of — years. G-A0P-. Controlled pregnancy with normal ultrasounds and negative serologies. No illnesses during pregnancy. No medication or toxic substances during pregnancy. Delivery —. Term newborn of — weeks GA. Birth weight –g (z=). Birth length –cm (z=). Birth HC –cm (z=). …
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Corrected age and prematurity.
Neurocristopathies: Embryology and neurodevelopment.
Neuro-ophthalmological examination.
Neuro-ophthalmology is a complex field and usually there is no formal training. It sits between several specialties, making it difficult to determine the responsibilities of each professional. On the Neuro-ophthalmology at your fingertips website, there are educational videos on the neuroscience underlying neuro-ophthalmology. On the website of …
Neurodevelopmental assessment.
By neurodevelopment we mean the process of acquiring skills and abilities carried out by the central nervous system throughout childhood. It is a hierarchical, sequential and stereotyped process, genetically encoded but modulated by the environment. We can classify neurodevelopment into different domains, depending on the skills that are ...
Sleep development.
During the first years of life, there is a great variability in the normal dream, and produce very significant changes in the duration and distribution of the dream in a short time, which is why it is interesting to count with normogramas:
Scale of strength MRC.
Escala de fuerza MRC (Medical Research Council) La escala del Medical Research Council (MRC) es el sistema de referencia clínica para evaluar y graduar de forma manual la fuerza muscular en pacientes con sospecha de patología neuromuscular o debilidad motora. Se gradúa de 0 a 5 de la siguiente manera: Grado 0: No hay contracción …
Deformities of the skull.
For an adequate assessment of cranial deformities, it is necessary to take repeated measurements of cranial diameters (anteroposterior, biparietal, right oblique, and left oblique), in addition to head circumference. In postural plagiocephaly, the deformity tends to decrease over time. In craniosynostosis, the deformity tends to increase. Use of craniometer: Where to buy a craniometer: …
Cover-uncover test.
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