Carolyn Zook Lewis – Common Neurological Disorders in Childhood: Recognition, Evaluation and Care

Faculty:

Carolyn Zook Lewis

Duration:

Full Day

Format:

Audio and Video

Copyright:

Nov 15, 2016

The Developing Brain: Fragile, but Resilient

• Overview of brain development
• Brain malformations – causes and outcomes
• Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy – management and long-term consequences
• Skull malformations – plagiocephaly or craniosynostosis?
• Assessment of microcephaly and macrocephaly
• Evaluation and management of hydrocephalus

Important Clues from the Neurological Evaluation

• Keys to obtaining a clinical history
• Helpful hints for the neurological exam
• Neurodiagnostic, radiologic and laboratory testing
• The emerging world of genetics

Head and Brain Injuries

• Recognize mild and more serious head injuries and when to seek medical care
• Types of head and brain injuries
• Recognize sports-related concussions and sports in which they most often occur
• Immediate and long-term effects of concussion
• Recognize and evaluate infant non-accidental trauma
• Risk factors and long-term outcomes of non-accidental trauma

Headache and Migraine in Children: What You Need to Know

• Key components to the physical, neurological and psychosocial assessment
• Taking a headache history
• Red flags and when to be concerned
• Headache triggers and prevention
• Pharmacologic and nonpharmacological management
• Rebound headache prevention and management
• Assessment and treatment of pseudotumor cerebri

Seizures: A Parent’s Worse Fear

• How to recognize a seizure
• Current recommendations for evaluation of febrile seizures
• Education and management after the first seizure
• Diagnosing and treating epilepsy
• Establishing a seizure treatment plan

Autism and Intellectual Disability

• Early signs and symptoms and assessment tools
• Diagnostic criteria for autism
• DSM-IV®- DSM-5®changes
• The evolving role of genetics

Cerebral Palsy

• Recognition and types of cerebral palsy
• Treatment options

Complex Care of the Child with Chronic Neurological Conditions and Severe Neurological Impairments

• Feeding difficulties
• Management of constipation
• Behavioral and pharmacologic strategies for promoting sleep
• Interventions for behavior management
• Healthcare monitoring
• Challenges of adolescence
• Supporting the family
• Special considerations for the child with severe neurological impairment

Faculty

Carolyn Zook Lewis, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC

UNC Chapel Hill

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Carolyn Zook is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner working in child neurology at the University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital. Dual-certified in pediatric primary and acute care, Carolyn has over 24 years of pediatric nursing experience and has worked as a pediatric nurse practitioner for the last 15 years. She currently cares for pediatric patients in an outpatient clinical setting, focusing on children presenting with new onset seizures, epilepsy, headaches/migraines, developmental delay and autism. Through her years of experience in primary care, Carolyn has gained unique insight into the holistic care of special needs children.

Carolyn presents childhood neurology lectures for the pediatric nurse practitioner programs at the University of North Carolina and Duke University, where she was nominated for the 2009 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Preceptor of the Year Award. She has presented at national, state, and local conferences for the Association of Child Neurology Nurses and NAPNAP, and maintains an active membership with both organizations.

Disclosures:

Financial: Carolyn Zook is receiving a fee for speaking at today’s educational activity.

Nonfinancial: Carolyn Zook has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

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