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Pediatric Neurological NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
There are 5 main neonatal seizure types: subtle, clonic, tonic, spasms, and myoclonic. One of the following seizuris frequently not associated with electrographic discharges
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Subtle seizure.g., eye deviation, apnea often lack EEG correlatin neonatdue to immature cortex and subcortical origins, per Volpe. Focal clonic , tonic , spasms , and myoclonic typically show discharges. Subtldissociation makes C the correct answer.
Question 2 of 5
Migraine is characterized by all the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Migraine featurepisodic attacks , moderate-severe pain , often unilateral/focal , and nausea . Constant quality is false; migrainare throbbing, unlike steady tension headaches. This pulsatile nature (ICHD-3) makes D the exception and correct answer.
Question 3 of 5
Slow, writhing, continuous, and involuntary movements are called
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.
Question 4 of 5
All the following can be used for treatment of cerebral palsy (CP) EXCEPT
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.
Question 5 of 5
Bilateral cortical visual dysfunction, encephalopathy, and seizurare seen in
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.