AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

To recognize 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 synthetize the pathogenetic mechanisms and clinical pictures of the main and most frequent pediatric metabolic disorders, for their multidisciplinary management and global care. To tell the outcomes and the evolution of these severe brain injuries, specifically for the short and long term planning of the psychomotor interventions.

TEACHING METHODS

The class includes frontal lessons for a total of 10 hours and with the use of slides.

Students with Specific Learning Disorder, disability or other special educational needs certification are strongly encouraged to contact the teachers at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching methods which, respecting the teaching objectives, should take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory instruments.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Encephalitis and autoimmune 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.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

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.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

EUGENIA DUFOUR (President)

SAMANTHA ARMANI

DONATELLA COLINA

ELISA DE GRANDIS

SIMONETTA LUMACHI

DEBORAH PREITI

MARINA TOMATIS

FRANCESCA MARIA BATTAGLIA (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

I Semester - october 2022

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral test

ASSESSMENT METHODS

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.

Students with Specific Learning Disorder  or other regularly certified special educational needs will be able to agree on written or oral modalities with the teacher, by contacting the teachers at least 10 days before the exam. They can also take advantage of 30% additional time.

Exam schedule