Diagnostic Tests for Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus: Diagnostic Tests
The list of diagnostic tests
mentioned in various sources as
used in the diagnosis of Hydrocephalus
includes:
Hydrocephalus Tests: Book Excerpts
Home Diagnostic Testing
These home medical tests may be relevant to Hydrocephalus:
- Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
Hydrocephalus Diagnosis: Book Excerpts
Tests and diagnosis discussion for Hydrocephalus:
Hydrocephalus is diagnosed through clinical
neurological evaluation and by using cranial imaging techniques such as
ultrasonography, computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI), or pressure-monitoring techniques.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Hydrocephalus Information Page: NINDS)
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Verbal Communication Difficulty:
Diagnostic Approach
(The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
Problemin verbal communication often presents as delay in language development orinadequate use of speech. Table72.1 describes normal sequence of receptive and expressivelanguage development.Children at high risk for problemswith verbal communication include those with cleft palate, mentalretardation, cerebral palsy, hearing loss or deafness, deprivation,or psychologic disturbance.Complete history, physical exam, anddevelopmental assessment should be performed when a child exhibitsverbal communication difficulties. Physician can listen to childrentalking in natural conversation and have them repeat specific wordsor sentences to assess use of consonants, vowels, pronouns, vocabulary,syntax, and intelligibility of speech. Communication disorder shouldbe suspected if any indications listed in Table 72.2 are observed.Children with delayed language or inadequatespeech should have their hearing tested and language and speechskills evaluated by speech-language pathologist. Children with voicedisorders should be referred to otolaryngologist or speech pathologistif voice is chronically hoarse or of poor quality, pitch is inappropriatefor age or sex, pitch brakes occur often, or voice is hypernasalor hyponasal.Child with stuttering should be referredto speech-language pathologist if parents have expressed concernabout the condition; if child has abnormal number of repetitions,hesitations, prolongations, blocks, or disruptions in natural courseof speech; or if child is concerned and becomes anxious or tenseduring speech, or avoids speaking due to fear of stuttering.
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Source: The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics, 2006
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