Neurologic system

Custodian: Dr. Theresa Wu
Reviewer:

ROYAL COLLEGE OBJECTIVES: NEUROLOGIC SYSTEM

1. Symptoms and signs
   • Altered level of consciousness
   • Developmental regression
   • Headache
   • Hypotonia and muscle weakness
   • Nystagmus, dizziness and vertigo
   • Positional plagiocephaly and torticollis
   • Raised intracranial pressure
   • Seizures
   • Tics
2. Conditions
   • Autoimmune disorders
   • Cerebral palsy
   • Cerebrovascular disease
   • Congenital malformations of the nervous system, including the skull
   • Demyelinating disorders
   • Disorders of muscle, including muscular dystrophies and myopathies
   • Disorders of peripheral nerves
   • Events mimicking seizures, including breath-holding spells
   • Head trauma and sequelae
   • Infectiouns of the central nervous system (CNS) and sequelae
   • Movement disorders
   • Neurocutaneous syndromes
   • Neuromuscular manifestations of common systemic infections/diseases
   • Seizure disorders

USEFUL WEBSITES

1. Canadian Pediatric Society position statements: https://www.cps.ca/en/documents
2. International League Against Epilepsy, guidelines: https://www.ilae.org/guidelines

PRACTICE QUESTIONS

LECTURES AND REVIEW ARTICLES