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CODE 67494
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/34
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
SECTIONING Questo insegnamento è diviso nelle seguenti frazioni:
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    MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di:
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    Physiological basis of rehabilitation and neuro-rehabilitation principles.

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    Acquiring knowledge of the physiological bases of rehabilitation.
    Rehabilitation of the main neurological diseases, with particular reference to the treatment of clinical conditions producing disorders of motor function

    TEACHING METHODS

    Lectures with slides

    Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), disabilities, or other educational needs are invited to contact the instructor and the School/Department disability coordinator at the beginning of the course to agree on any teaching methods that, while respecting the course objectives, take individual learning styles into account.

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    Physiological bases of rehabilitation: plasticity mechanisms and neuromuscular facilitation techniques. Elements of physiology and pathophysiology of motor control. Clinical exploration of the motor control: transcranial magnetic stimulation and assessment of spinal reflexes.
    Upper motor neuron syndrome and lower motor neuron syndrome. Integrated treatment of the positive phenomena of the upper motor neuron syndrome: spasticity, spastic dystonia and spastic co-contraction. Rehabilitation of the patient with stroke. Rehabilitation of the patient with Parkinson's disease. Rehabilitation of the patient with aphasia and unilateral neglect. No invasive brain stimulation techniques (NIBS) and their application in rehabilitation.

     

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Compendio di Neuroriabilitazione. G. Sandrini, R. Dattola. Verduci Editore.

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    DARIO ARNALDI (President)

    ANDREA BIANCONI (President)

    GIACOMO BOFFA (President)

    PIETRO FIASCHI (President)

    MARINA GRANDIS (President)

    MARIA MATILDE INGLESE (President)

    ALICE LARONI (President)

    LUCIO MARINELLI (President)

    MATTEO PARDINI (President)

    GIANLUIGI ZONA (President)

    ANGELO SCHENONE (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    october 2024

    Class schedule

    The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    oral eaxamination