CODE 67493 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 5 cfu anno 5 MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA 8745 (LM-41) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/26 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester SECTIONING Questo insegnamento è diviso nelle seguenti frazioni: A B MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: NERVOUS DESEASES AND MENTAL HEALTH 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 Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to liase and arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes. 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 Neurologia, by Fazio, Loeb Neurology in Harrison’s Test Book Slides presentation of the teaching staff TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD LUCIO MARINELLI Ricevimento: Please contact prof. Marinelli writing at lucio.marinelli@unige.it MAURIZIO BALESTRINO Ricevimento: mbalestrino@neurologia.unige.it MARIA MATILDE INGLESE Ricevimento: By email m.inglese@unige.it ANTONIO UCCELLI LESSONS Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy 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