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NEUROLOGY

CODE 67493
ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024
CREDITS
  • 5 cfu during the 5th year of 8745 MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA(LM-41) - GENOVA
  • SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/26
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
  • SEMESTER 1° Semester
    SECTIONING This unit is divided into 2 sections:
    MODULES This unit is a module of:
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    The course is focused on Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology and Neurorehabilitation. The main goal is to give the knowledge to the students of the most relevant neurological disorders

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    The main goal of the course is to offer to the students the knowledge of the physiopathological and clinical manifestations of the more relevant neurological disorders. The student has to learn the clinical aspects of neurological diseases, to arrive to the diagnosis and prognosis and therapy.

    TEACHING METHODS

    Frontal lessons and practical activities with patients concerning neurology, neurosurgery, neuroradiology and rehabilitation.

    Presentations of clinical cases in small groups in the Classroom.

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    First are described the anatomy and physiology of the motor functions, sensations, sensorial system, cognitive functions. Then are described the most important neurological disorders, of inflammatory origin, degenerative diseases, trauma, tumors, infective disturbances.  Then the laboratory examens in order to arrive to a diagnosis, especially neuroradiology, are presented and discussed. Finally the most recent advances in the treatment are presented.

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Neurology, by Fazio, Loeb

    Neurology in Harrison’s Test Book

    Slides presentation of the teaching staff

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    I semester

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    An oral evaluation carried out directly by the coordinator of the first and second Neurological Course.

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    The student reads a clinical history of the patient affected by a neurological disease and discuss and comment with the teacher upon the physiology, the clinical aspects of the disorder, the laboratory examens and the possible therapeutic strategies

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes