Learning objectives
<br />Aims:<br />The course aims at providing the student with basic notions of child neurology andchild psychiatry. In particular, it deals with the main diseases of the central nervous system occurring from the neonatal to adolescent age range. During the course it is highlighted therelevance of clinical reasoning in disentangling the mechanisms of seemingly irrelevant symptoms.
Prerequisites
<br />Students are required to have a basic mastery of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology
Course unit content
<br /> General Issues<br />- Precis of Neuroembriology<br />- Brain Plasticity<br />- Psychomotor development<br />- Emotional and relational development<br />The neurology of the newborn and the child<br />- Neurological examination of the newborn<br />- Standard neurological examination<br />Epilepsies<br />- Epidemiology of Epilepsies<br />- Brain mechanisms of epileptic seizures<br />- Precis of EEG<br />Neonatal seizures<br />Epilepsisy in Infancy <br />Epileptic Encephalopathies<br />Cerebral Palsy<br />- Etiology<br />- Clinical Taxonomy<br />- Cognitive Aspects<br />Brain and Spinal Tumors<br /> -Medulloblastoma<br /> -Astrocytoma<br /> - Glioma<br /> -Tumors of the spinal chord <br />Neurocutaneous Syndromes <br />- Tuberous Sclerosis<br />- Neurofibromatosis<br />- Angiomatosis<br />Psychiatric Disorders <br />Neurosis<br />Depression in children <br />Autism<br />
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Bibliography
<br />Suggested reading:<br />Roberto Militerni: NeuropsichiatriaInfantile (III Edizione), Editrice Idelson-Gnocchi, Napoli 2004, ¿ 36,00:<br />Maurizio De Negri: Manuale diNeuropsichiatria Infantile, Editore Piccin, Padova 2004 ¿ 49,00
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