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Most severe form of neural tube defect, 1/500 births, usually still born, folate acid deficiency at risk
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anencephaly
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Absence or hypoplasia of one/+ dorsal arches
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spina bifiida
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Most common cause of communicating hydrocephalus
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Decreased absorption of CSF
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3 causes of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
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1. shock
2. intracranial pressure 3. cardiac dysrhythmias |
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Loss of memory
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Agnosia
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Inability to use language
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Aphasia
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Loss of sensation of mobility
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Apraxia
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Transient ischemic attacks precede 1/3 of these.
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Brain infarction
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3 most common sites of brain hemorrhages.
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1. Basal ganglia-thalamus
2. Pons 3. Cerebellum |
