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|Prompt=A 2-month-old male's mother presents him to the physician's office with convulsions and irritability. She informs you that her son has an allergy to latex. On physical examination, the patient is observed have an abnormally large head, abnormal eye movement, and to experience difficulty moving his legs. In response to the symptoms, you order an MRI, which reveals a cystic dilatation of the 4th ventricle with enlargement of the posterior fossa. Which of the following errors in organ morphogenesis most likely affected this patient's cerebellar vermis? | |Prompt=A 2-month-old male's mother presents him to the physician's office with convulsions and irritability. She informs you that her son has an allergy to latex. On physical examination, the patient is observed have an abnormally large head, abnormal eye movement, and to experience difficulty moving his legs. In response to the symptoms, you order an MRI, which reveals a cystic dilatation of the 4th ventricle with enlargement of the posterior fossa. Which of the following errors in organ morphogenesis most likely affected this patient's cerebellar vermis? | ||
|Explanation=The patient is most likely diagnosed with Dandy-Walker syndrome, which is associated with hydrocephalus and spina bifida. The patient's large head may suggest hydrocephalus. Common physical symptoms of spina bifida include leg weakness and abnormal eye movement. Additionally, many individuals with spina bifida have an allergy to latex. Dandy-Walker syndrome is characterized by the cystic dilatation of the 4th ventricle and enlargement of the posterior fossa. Most patients with Dandy-Walker syndrome are diagnosed within the first year of life. Patients usually present with neurological complaints, such as convulsions or failure to meet developmental milestones. | |Explanation=The patient is most likely diagnosed with Dandy-Walker syndrome, which is associated with hydrocephalus and [[spina bifida]]. The patient's large head may suggest hydrocephalus. Common physical symptoms of [[spina bifida]] include leg weakness and abnormal eye movement. Additionally, many individuals with [[spina bifida]] have an allergy to latex. Dandy-Walker syndrome is characterized by the cystic dilatation of the 4th ventricle and enlargement of the posterior fossa. Most patients with Dandy-Walker syndrome are diagnosed within the first year of life. Patients usually present with neurological complaints, such as convulsions or failure to meet developmental milestones. | ||
Because Dandy-Walker syndrome is due to agenesis of the cerebellar vermis, the error in organ morphogenesis would be absence of both primordial tissue and organ. | Because Dandy-Walker syndrome is due to agenesis of the cerebellar vermis, the error in organ morphogenesis would be absence of both primordial tissue and organ. | ||
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|EducationalObjectives= Dandy-Walker is characterized by agenesis of cerebellar vermis. Agenesis is defined as absence of organ due to absence of primordial tissue. | |EducationalObjectives= Dandy-Walker is characterized by agenesis of cerebellar vermis. Agenesis is defined as absence of organ due to absence of primordial tissue. | ||
|AnswerA=Absent primordial tissue | |AnswerA=Absent primordial tissue | ||
|AnswerAExp= | |AnswerAExp=See explanation | ||
|AnswerB=Present primordial tissue but absent cerebellar vermis | |AnswerB=Present primordial tissue but absent cerebellar vermis | ||
|AnswerBExp=Aplasia is defined as the presence of primordial tissue but absence of organ development. | |AnswerBExp=Aplasia is defined as the presence of primordial tissue but absence of organ development. | ||
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|AnswerCExp=Hypoplasia is defined as the presence of primordial tissue and incomplete development of cerebellar tissue. | |AnswerCExp=Hypoplasia is defined as the presence of primordial tissue and incomplete development of cerebellar tissue. | ||
|AnswerD=Present primordial tissue and present cerebellar vermis | |AnswerD=Present primordial tissue and present cerebellar vermis | ||
|AnswerDExp=Normal development is defined as the presence of both the primordial tissue and cerebellar vermis. | |AnswerDExp=Normal development is defined as the presence of both the primordial tissue and cerebellar vermis. The MRI scan demonstrates abnormal development. | ||
|AnswerE=Early development followed by regression of of primordial tissue | |AnswerE=Early development followed by regression of of primordial tissue | ||
|AnswerEExp=Agenesis is not characterized by the early development regression of primordial tissue. | |AnswerEExp=Agenesis is not characterized by the early development regression of primordial tissue. | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 7 July 2014
| Author | [[PageAuthor::Rim Halaby, M.D. [1] (Reviewed by Alison Leibowitz)]] |
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| Exam Type | ExamType::USMLE Step 1 |
| Main Category | MainCategory::Embryology |
| Sub Category | SubCategory::Neurology |
| Prompt | [[Prompt::A 2-month-old male's mother presents him to the physician's office with convulsions and irritability. She informs you that her son has an allergy to latex. On physical examination, the patient is observed have an abnormally large head, abnormal eye movement, and to experience difficulty moving his legs. In response to the symptoms, you order an MRI, which reveals a cystic dilatation of the 4th ventricle with enlargement of the posterior fossa. Which of the following errors in organ morphogenesis most likely affected this patient's cerebellar vermis?]] |
| Answer A | AnswerA::Absent primordial tissue |
| Answer A Explanation | AnswerAExp::See explanation |
| Answer B | AnswerB::Present primordial tissue but absent cerebellar vermis |
| Answer B Explanation | AnswerBExp::Aplasia is defined as the presence of primordial tissue but absence of organ development. |
| Answer C | AnswerC::Present primordial tissue and incomplete development of cerebellar vermis |
| Answer C Explanation | AnswerCExp::Hypoplasia is defined as the presence of primordial tissue and incomplete development of cerebellar tissue. |
| Answer D | AnswerD::Present primordial tissue and present cerebellar vermis |
| Answer D Explanation | AnswerDExp::Normal development is defined as the presence of both the primordial tissue and cerebellar vermis. The MRI scan demonstrates abnormal development. |
| Answer E | AnswerE::Early development followed by regression of of primordial tissue |
| Answer E Explanation | AnswerEExp::Agenesis is not characterized by the early development regression of primordial tissue. |
| Right Answer | RightAnswer::A |
| Explanation | [[Explanation::The patient is most likely diagnosed with Dandy-Walker syndrome, which is associated with hydrocephalus and spina bifida. The patient's large head may suggest hydrocephalus. Common physical symptoms of spina bifida include leg weakness and abnormal eye movement. Additionally, many individuals with spina bifida have an allergy to latex. Dandy-Walker syndrome is characterized by the cystic dilatation of the 4th ventricle and enlargement of the posterior fossa. Most patients with Dandy-Walker syndrome are diagnosed within the first year of life. Patients usually present with neurological complaints, such as convulsions or failure to meet developmental milestones.
Because Dandy-Walker syndrome is due to agenesis of the cerebellar vermis, the error in organ morphogenesis would be absence of both primordial tissue and organ. |
| Approved | Approved::No |
| Keyword | WBRKeyword::organ, WBRKeyword::morphogenesis, WBRKeyword::agenesis, WBRKeyword::aplasia, WBRKeyword::hypoplasia, WBRKeyword::development, WBRKeyword::cerebellar, WBRKeyword::vermis, WBRKeyword::dandy, WBRKeyword::walker, WBRKeyword::syndrome, WBRKeyword::dandy-walker |
| Linked Question | Linked:: |
| Order in Linked Questions | LinkedOrder:: |