CODE 67127 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 3 cfu anno 2 SCIENZE E TECN. ATTIVITA' MOTORIA PREV. E ADATTATA 8747 (LM-67) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/39 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Child Neuropsychiatry is a medical discipline that studies all neurological and psychiatric pathologies of the developmental age, and how these problems develop in a completely peculiar way in developmental age and in different maturational periods. After a brief excursus on the psychomotor and emotional development of the child, the essential diagnostic elements on the most frequent neurological pathologies and their management are outlined. 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. In case of certification of specific learning disability, disability or other special educational needs, please contact both the Department contact person, Prof. Nicola Girtler, and the lecturer at the beginning of the lectures to agree on teaching and exam methods which, in compliance of the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory/dispensatory tools recognized by the University SLD Student Service. 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: Epilepsy and febrile seizures Cerebral Palsies Movement disorders Neuromuscular disorders Mental retardation ADHD Autistic Spectrum disorders Eating disorders Mood and anxiety disorders Somatic symptoms disorders RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY M. De Negri (1999) - Neuropsicopatologia dello sviluppo. Ed. Piccin, Padova. R. Militerni - Neuropsichiatria Infantile. Ed. Idelson-Gnocchi. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD LINO NOBILI Ricevimento: Students may contact the instructor via email at lino.nobili@unige.it to request clarification or further insights regarding the course content. Office hours will be scheduled individually, either in person or remotely, based on the student’s needs. LESSONS LESSONS START I semester. Class schedule PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY AND PEDOPSYCHIATRY 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.
