Intravenous phenytoin is not widely used to control acute neonatal seizurbecause of all the following EXCEPT

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Phenytoins limited neonatal use stems from poor solubility , skin reactions , drug interactions , and cardiac risks . It can be mixed with saline (E is false), unlike stated, but other issupredominate. This exception mixability makes D the correct answer.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Athetosis describslow, writhing, continuous involuntary movements, often in dystonia or CP. Stereotypiare repetitive, purposeful; tics are sudden, brief; tremor is rhythmic; chorea is rapid, jerky. Athetosis distinct flow makes D the correct answer.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: CP treatments include benzodiazepin, baclofen , dantrolene , and botulinum toxin for spasticity. Hyperbaric oxygen lacks evidence for CP (AAP), unlike proven muscle relaxants. This efficacy gap makes D the exception and correct answer.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Global hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy causbilateral visual loss, encephalopathy, and seizurfrom diffuse brain hypoxia. Herpis focal; MS relapsing; hypertensive and hypoglycemia lack this triad. HImechanism makes A the correct answer.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Listeria monocytogenthrivin T-cell deficiency (e.g., AIDS), causing CNS infections like meningitis. Pneumococcus , meningococcus , H. flu , and staph rely less on T-cell immunity. Listerias immune link makes A the correct answer.