Lead and Copper Toxicity Clinical Manifestations
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What is the MOST appropriate supportive treatment for an individual with an untreatable cause of seizures?

  • Educational and training programs (correct)
  • Hospitalization for continuous monitoring
  • Surgical intervention to remove the affected brain region
  • Prescription of antiepileptic medications
  • Which neurological disease is mentioned in the differential diagnosis for the clinical picture described in the text?

  • Galactosaemia
  • Phenylketonuria
  • Cerebral palsy (correct)
  • Hypothyroidism
  • What is the recommended treatment for hypothyroidism in newborns according to the text?

  • Thyroxin replacement (correct)
  • Phenylalanine-free diet
  • Vaccination against rubella
  • Galactose-free diet
  • Which of the following is NOT a common type of seizure described in the text?

    <p>Atonic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a recommended prevention strategy for newborn abnormalities according to the text?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A child presents with sudden, brief jerking movements of the body and extremities. Based on the information provided, this is most likely a ___ seizure.

    <p>Myoclonic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential cause of sensory deficits such as blindness and deafness in the newborn clinical picture?

    <p>Social deprivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a recommended treatment for galactosaemia in newborns according to the text?

    <p>Galactose-free diet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT listed as a potential cause of acute convulsions?

    <p>Chronic renal failure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended treatment for phenylketonuria in newborns according to the text?

    <p>Phenylalanine-free diet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A child presents with recurrent seizures and the underlying cause is determined to be a congenital brain malformation. This would be classified as a type of ___ epilepsy.

    <p>Secondary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT listed as a potential cause of acute convulsions in the text?

    <p>Hypokalemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is the most common cause of mild mental retardation?

    <p>Down syndrome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary method for assessing intelligence quotient (IQ) in children?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a prenatal cause of mental retardation?

    <p>Trauma during delivery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the IQ range for profound mental retardation?

    <p>Below 20-25</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a postnatal cause of mental retardation?

    <p>Encephalitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following disorders is NOT classified under mental retardation?

    <p>Cerebral palsy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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