Ateneo - UPO

Approaching the neurologic patient. Investigations and diagnostic processes in neurological disease. Pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of the more common neurological diseases, and of selected rare diseases.

Neurologia clinica
Barone - Bonuccelli - AAVV
Idelson - Gnocchi. 2021.
Core curriculum. Malattie del sistema nervoso.
Carlo Ferrarese.
Editore: McGraw-Hill Education. 2016.

La neurologia della Sapienza.
Alfredo Berardelli, Giorgio Cruccu. Editore: Esculapio. 2012.

Il Bergamini di neurologia.
Roberto Mutani, Leonardo Lopiano, Luca Durelli, Alessandro Mauro, Adriano Chiò.
Editore: Cortina (Torino). 2012.

Knowledge, understanding and ability to apply the principles of clinical neurology, in terms of pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis and treatment of the more common neurologic diseases, and of selected rare diseases.
Develop a clear autonomy of judgment with respect to these issues. Develop communication skills with the patient and colleagues, such as to guarantee a correct and constant transfer of information during the clinical approach. Demonstrate learning skills on the topics in the programme, such as to allow rational and effective clinical action.

Adequate background knowledge in the field of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and biochemistry.
Adequate background knowledge in the field of general pathophysiology and internal medicine.

Standard interactive lectures, with audio- and video clips. Every lecture comes with its set of Powerpoint slides, which are uploaded at the "Didattica in Rete" ("DIR") UPO website. During the lectures, students are asked several questions. This tests the student attention, their previous knowledge and ongoing learning, and their understanding and potential ability to clinical practice.
During ward-rounds, the student approaches the neurologic patient under the supervision of the Professor or of other Tutors.

"Traditional" interview. The student is asked general questions on diseases listed in the program. The student is provided with paradigmatic clinical cases, and is requested to outline the clinical conduct.The anatofunctional bases, the diagnostic process and the potential treatment are reviewed. The student is tested as for logic reasoning, and knowledge and understanding of neurologic disease. The student is also evaluated for his communication tasks, and the overall ability to deal with specific clinical cases.

Neurologic examination. The clinical chart.
Pathophysiology and semiology of motor disturbances. The sensory systems. Brainstem and spinal cord syndromes. Pathophysiology and semiology of the vegetative functions. The syncopes.
Coma and disorders of consciousness. Sleep and its disturbances.
Epilepsies and Status Epilepticus.
Migraine and other cephalalgias.
Cranial and spinal traumas.
Radiculospinal pathologies of neurosurgical interest.
Central nervous system infections.
Demyelinating disease.
Cerebrovascular disease.
Intracranial neoplasms.
Dementia.
Parkinson's disease, Parkinsonisms and other Movement Disorders.
Motoneuron disease.
Hereditary ataxias.
Peripheral nerve disease.
Myopathies.
Disorders of the neuromuscular junction.

The student will show an adequate knowledge, understanding, and ability to apply the principles of clinical neurology, in terms of pathophysiology, clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment of the more common diseases, and of some selected rare diseases.
The student will show an independent ability of judging, and specific communication tasks, so to warrant an efficient and consistent clinical action.