OVERVIEW

Child Neuropsychiatry is a medical discipline that studies all neurological and psychiatric pathologies of developmental age and how these problems develop in a very peculiar way in developmental age and in different maturational eras. After a brief overview of the child's psychomotor and emotional development, the essential diagnostic elements of the most common neurological pathologies and their care are outlined.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The teaching aims to deepen the peculiar aspects of neurological and psychiatric disorders in developmental age, providing the foundation to establish a possible motor pathway that contributes to the stabilization or improvement of the overall clinical picture.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

- Know the main etiological, pathophysiological and clinical elements of developmental epilepsies, intellectual disabilities and infantile cerebral palsies

- Identify problems related to Generalized Developmental Disorders, Anxiety, Mood, and Thinking Disorders in Developmental Age

- Recognize the characteristics of mental health problems in childhood/adolescence, with particular reference to Eating Behavior Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity and Behavior

- Understand the general principles of neuropsychiatric care and the importance of integrated treatment and team work, with particular reference to clinical conditions that cause motor function disorders or that could benefit preventive or adapted motor activity.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures with slides and presentation of films, discussion of clinical cases.

Cases with certification of DSA, disability, or other special educational needs are advised to contact both the Department representative, Prof. Nicola Girtler, and the teacher at the beginning of classes to agree on teaching and exam methods that, in compliance with the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools/dispensatives recognized by the University's DSA Student Service.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Notes on the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system

Psychomotor and emotional-relational development in children and adolescents

General, etiopathogenesis and management from diagnosis to integrated treatment in Child Neuropsychiatry regarding:

Epilepsy and febrile convulsions

Childhood cerebral palsy

Movement disorders and tics

Neuromuscular disorders

Mental retardation

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Eating behaviour disorders

Mood and anxiety disorders

Somatoform disorders

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

De Negri M. (1999) - Neuropsicopatologia dello sviluppo. Ed. Piccin, Padova.

Militerni R. - Neuropsichiatria Infantile. Ed. Idelson-Gnocchi.

Recommended supplementary texts:

Fazio, Loeb – Neurologia. Ed. Universo.

De Negri M.  (2004) - Neuropsichiatria dell'Età Evolutiva. Ed. Piccin, Nuova Libreria.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANDREA AMERIO (President)

LINO NOBILI (President)

CARLO TROMPETTO (President)

MARINA GRANDIS (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

1st semester, October.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral test.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Knowledge and comprehension skills will be assessed by formulating specific questions related to the discipline in question through the use of medical terms.

The autonomy of judgment will be evaluated through the formulation of specific clinical scenarios.

Communication skills will be assessed through oral examinations and the use of specific clinical terms, and finally, learning skills will be assessed by asking for specific notions related to the discipline.