NAME: Gallo, Irish Jane CASE 110 PEDIATRIC DISORDER

LABORATORY TEST RESULTS AND VITAL SIGN

Diagnostic Exam

MAGNETIC RESONANCE FINDINGS

It is the one of the first test that doctors rewcommend for CP diagnosis. The non-invasive and painless procedure lets the physician

have a 3D view of a child’s brain and notice the irregularities if any is present.
MRI abnormalities in babies with cerebral palsy include hypoxic-ischemic lesions, such as those associated with hypoxic-ischemic
 Magnetic resonance imaging, due to its superior soft tissue

differentiation, multiplanar capabilities, and prospect for functional imaging, is uniquely qualified for assessment

of fetal and postnatal brain. Cranial ultrasound and computed tomography, although inferior in soft tissue

resolution, have a potential role in emergent situations. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is one of the commonly

identified causes of cerebral palsy with other etiologies being congenital infections of central nervous system such

as Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and toxoplasmosis and congenital malformations.

encephalopathy (HIE) and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL). An MRI will be abnormal in 90% of children with cerebral palsy.

Table 1: abnormal findings OF CEREBRAL PALSY

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) Scan

ELECTOENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG) An EEG can determine changes in brain activity that might be useful in diagnosing brain
disorders, especially epilepsy or another seizure disorder.
In this EEG the patient shows any abnormal reading in the brain which causes seizures and involuntary movements.

AUDIOMETRY TEST OR HEARING TEST

Hearing loss is often described as follows:

Normal = less than 25 db HL

Mild = 25-40 db HL
Moderate = 41-65 dB HL
Severe = 66-90 db HL
Profound = more than 90 db HL
The results of the patient test is Moderate to Severe.