The Most Important Intracranial Complication of the Neonatal Respiratory Syndrome

question 7

Multiple Choice

The most important intracranial complication of the neonatal respiratory syndrome is:

• A) Hydrocephalus
• B) Periventricular hemorrhage possibly expanding into a hematocephalus
• C) Calcification of the basal ganglia
• D) Kernicterus
• E) Microcephaly

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Definitions:

Landslides

The movement of rock, earth, or debris down a slope due to gravity.

Thrusting

A type of geological fault movement where one block of the earth's crust is pushed up over another.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where the movement of blocks along the fault is horizontal, parallel to the fault line.

Subduction Zone

A geological region at convergent boundaries where one tectonic plate moves under another and into the mantle, leading to volcanic and seismic activity.