The Neurology teaching module is focused on the description of the clinical, epidemiological, diagnostic and prognostic features of the most frequent neurological conditions.
For the neurology module the main learning outcome is the knowledge of the key features of the most frequent and most relevant neurological pathologies.
The main learning outcome of this module is the acquisition of the key facets of the most relevant neurological pathologies, as well as of some basic knowledge of the clinical method in neurology.
At the end of the course the student will need to show knowledge and understanding of the key epidemiological, diagnostic and prognostic features of the prototypical neurological conditions as well as adequate communication skills.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
Frontal lessons supported by power point presentations
Key neurological symptoms
Stroke
Dementia and cognitive decline
Peripheral nervous system disorders
ALS
Epilepsy and sleep disorders
Parkinson's Disease and parkinsonian syndromes
Multiple Sclerosis
Loeb, Favale: Neurologia di Fazio Loeb, SEU 2003
Cambier: Neurologia, Masson 2010
ANDREA BELTRAME (President)
DARIO ARNALDI
MARIA CRISTINA MINGARI
ALDO PENDE
GABRIELLA PIETRA
FEDERICA BARBIERI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)
please refert to the official timetable
Oral or written
Discussion of the key facets of some of the neurological conditions included in the syllabus
please refer to the study guide for the whole course