NEUROLOGY
cod. 03668

Academic year 2024/25
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Paola TORELLI
Academic discipline
Neurologia (MED/26)
Field
Scienze interdisciplinari cliniche
Type of training activity
Characterising
14 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: -
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: MEDICINE II

Learning objectives

Acquire fundamental knowledge of the central and periferal nervous system physiology and be able to recognize clinically relevant signs and symptoms of the most important and common neurological diseases.

Prerequisites

Fundamentals of histology and anatomy of the nervous system

Course unit content

Headaches (migraines, cluster headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, post-herpetic neuralgia)
Epilepsy and status epileptic disease (causes and treatments)
Demyelinating diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases
Parkinson's disease and parkinsonisms
Cranial nerves and related pathologies
Acute cerebrovascular diseases (stroke): etiology, risk factors, and specific treatments
First and second motor neuron diseases (pyramidal syndrome)
Cerebrospinal fluid
Neuro-muscular junction and peripheral nerve disorders.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Mario Manfredi, Anna Teresa Giallonardo, Carlo Di Bonaventura. Neurologia. Piccin-Nuova Libraria 2023.

Teaching methods

Lectures with clinical examples and continuous references to real-life situations.

Assessment methods and criteria

Interaction with students during lectures

Written exam with multiple choice questions

Other information

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