ELEMENTS OF PEDIATRICS
Course unit partition: PIACENZA

Academic year 2012/13
3° year of course -
Professor
Academic discipline
Pediatria generale e specialistica (MED/38)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Caratterizzante
14 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PIACENZA
course unit
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Course unit partition: ELEMENTS OF PEDIATRICS

Learning objectives

Knowledge of pathology: observation, assessment and therapeutic proposals (phyiotherapy, orthosis and devices)

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Muscolar dystrophy: childwood forms Duchenne, Becker, spinal muscolar atrophy and congenital muscolar dystrophy: signs and sympthoms
Progression of the disorders and complications
Physiotherapic treatment
Orthoses and braces
Posture devices and weelchairs.

Full programme

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Bibliography

A. Ferrari: Malattie neuromuscolari. Appunti di clinica e riabilitazione – ed Libreria Scientifica già Ghidini – MI '83
W.M. Fowler jr.: La riabilitazione nelle malattie neuromuscolari – ed SBM – PR '94
A. Pini, A. Ghezzo (a cura di): Dopo la diagnosi. Il monitoraggio delle malattie neuromuscolari ad esordio in età evolutiva – ed Alberto Perdisa – BO '07
TOI Tecnica Ortopedica Internazionale: Il controllo posturale e il trattamento delle deformità nelle paralisi cerebrali infantili,distrofie muscolari e spina bifida, opinioni a confronto – n° 62/2003 – A.Ferrari pg 12-16, M.R.Conti pg 43-44
Internet: www.uildm.org

Teaching methods

Oral lessons and videos

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

Other information

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