Ateneo - UPO

Approaching the neurologic patient: the neurologic semiology. 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 neurologic semiology, particularly history-taking and the neurologic examination.
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.

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.

OVERALL PROGRAM – NEUROLOGY Neurological examination: the neurological medical record. Introduction to neurological semiology. Pathophysiology and semiology of motor disorders. Pathophysiology and semiology of sensory disturbances. Neuropsychology and cognitive function deficits. Pathophysiology and semiology of cranial nerve disorders (see Semiology module); Syncope; Coma and disorders of consciousness; Cerebrovascular diseases (cerebral ischemia, cerebral hemorrhages, cerebral venous thrombosis); Epilepsy; Brainstem and spinal cord syndromes; Headaches and craniofacial pain; Cranial and spinal trauma; Radiculomedullary disorders relevant to neurosurgery; Infections of the central nervous system; Demyelinating diseases; Intracranial neoplasms; Dementias; Extrapyramidal diseases; Motor neuron diseases; Peripheral nervous system diseases; Disorders of the neuromuscular junction; Neurophysiology (EEG, EMG, evoked potentials) (see Neurophysiology module). Additional topics: sleep, ataxias, myopathies.

The student will show an adequate knowledge, understanding, and ability to apply the principles of neurologic semiology and 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.