To know the main etiopathogenetic mechanisms and clinical pictures of the severe brain lesions in the developmental age, such as encephalitis, cranial traumas, tumors and cerebrovascular accidents. To know the pathogenetic mechanisms and clinical picures of the main and most frequent pediatric metabolic disorders, for their multidisciplinary management and global care. To know the outcomes and the evolution of these severe brain injuries, specifically for the short and long term planning of the psychomotor interventions.
The class includes frontal lessons for a total of 10 hours and with the use of slides.
Encephalitis: general information, more frequent clinical pictures, outcomes. Hydrocephalus and intracranial hypertension, definition and main clinical aspects. Head trauma: classification, outcomes. Endocranial tumors: general information, pediatric presentation. Metabolic diseases: definition, classification, peculiarities related to their clinical course and evolution. Pediatric stroke: causes, clinical manifestations, outcomes. Infantile cerebral palsy: definition, etiopathogenesis, clinical classification.
Maurizio de Negri “Neuropsichiatria dello sviluppo” Ed. Piccin, Padova, 1999.
Roberto Militerni “Neuropsichiatria Infantile”. Ed. Idelson-Gnocchi.
Slides of lessons, to supplement the text.
RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Neurologia di Fazio e Loeb (Ed. Universo)
M. De Negri “Neuropsichiatria dell'Età Evolutiva”. Ed. Piccin- Nuova Libreria 2004.
Ricevimento: by appointment with secretariat tel 010.56362432 or by e-mail contact. elidegrandis@gmail.com; elisa.degrandis@unige.it
EUGENIA DUFOUR (President)
SAMANTHA ARMANI
DONATELLA COLINA
ELISA DE GRANDIS
SIMONETTA LUMACHI
FRANCESCA PASSANO
DEBORAH PREITI
FRANCESCA MARIA BATTAGLIA (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)
I Semester - october 2018
Oral test
Knowledge and comprehension will be evaluated through the formulation of specific questions, concerning the discipline, through the use of medical terms;
autonomous judgement capability will be evaluated through the formulation of specific clinical scenarios;
communication skills will be evaluated through the oral examination and the correct use of specific clinical terms and finally the learning skills will be evaluated through the request of specific notions concerning the discipline.
