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CODE 67127
ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/39
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di:
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

- Learning basic aetiologic and clinical principles about  epilepsy, cognitive disability, cerebral palsy. 

- Identify and treat psychological and behavioural problems related to Autistic, anxiety, mood disorders, ADHD, behavioutal disorders, during infancy and adolescence.  

- Learning general principles about integrated treatment and management, in team work. 

TEACHING METHODS

Teacher led lectures - clinical case discussion

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

  • Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system
  • Psychomotor and emotional development in infancy and adolescence
  • Clinical features, aetiopathogenesis and treament, from diagnosis to integrated management in child Neuropsychiatry:

 

  1. Epilepsy and febrile seizures
  2. Cerebral Palsies
  3. Movement disorders
  4. Neuromuscular disorders
  5. Mental retardation
  6. ADHD
  7. Autistic Spectrum disorders
  8. Eating disorders
  9. Mood and anxiety disorders
  10. Somatic symptoms disorders

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Maurizio De Negri "Neuropsicopatologia dello sviluppo". Ed. Piccin, Padova, 1999.

Roberto Militerni “Neuropsichiatria Infantile”. Ed. Idelson-Gnocchi

 

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANDREA AMERIO (President)

LINO NOBILI (President)

LUCA PUCE (President)

CARLO TROMPETTO (President)

MARINA GRANDIS (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral examination

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Evaluation of knowledge and comprehension of the discipline with the use of correct terminology

Evaluation of judgement ability in clinical scenarios

Evaluation of communication abilities through the oral examination