Neurological Disorders
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Medicine |
Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Modules
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking students
Objectives
Learning the evaluation and interpertation of disorders of nervous system and muscle in order to set the neurological syndrome, and with data from medical history to propose a clinical diagnosis and choose apropriate subsidiary exams to set a clinical diagnosis based in the knowledges of the most frequent disorders of nervous system and muscle.
Imaging exams in the diagnosis of nervous system and paper of neuropathological exam, namely in neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders .
Pharmacological treatment of nervous system disorders, namely in epilepsy, headaches, dementia and Parkinson disease.
- Epilepsy
- Dementia
- Stroke
- Headaches
- Spine disorders
- Trauma
- Movement Disorders
- Inflamatory and Demyelinating Disorders
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- CNS Tumors
- Paediatrics Neurosurgery
- Neuroradiology
Learning outcomes and competences
Be able to evaluate a patient with a neurological disorder, namely to perform and interpret the neurological examination.
To be able, based in clinical evaluation, to set the neurological syndrome and its aetiology. Be able to choose appropriate subsidiary exams necessary to confirm the proposal, namely image and neuropathological exams. Knowledge on the clinical characteristics of most frequent disorders and pharmacological treatment.
Knowledge of the clinical characteristics and treatment of the most common neurological disorders.
Working method
Presencial
Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)
Knowledges on neuroanatomy, neurophisiology and genetics.
Program
Clinical evaluation of neurological patients at bedside at ward, ambulatory and emergency room and clinical application of medical imaging in neurosciences (with RIM); Dementia- clinical and pathological characterization and pharmacological treatment (with TGPC and with RIM). Stroke – clinical aspects and orientation). Neuromuscular disorders – Clinical and pathological diagnosis (with APE). Epilepsy- clinical aspects and pharmacological treatment (with TGFC); Headaches- clinical aspects and pharmacological treatment (with TGFC).
Demyelinative and inflammatory disorders- Clinical aspects and treatment; Movement disorders with special mention of Essential Tremor and Parkinson disease – clinical characterization and pharmacological treatment; Disorders of the rachis- diagnosis and treatment options;intracranial tumors – diagnosis and treatment options and prognosis, Craniocerebral trauma – rules of clinical diagnosis and treatment, Neurosurgery in paediatrics.
Mandatory literature
Willinam W Campbell, MD; DeJong's The Neurological Examination, Wolters Kluwer, 2012. ISBN: 9781451109207 (A good book to learn the neurological examimation.)
Michael Aminoff (Author), David Greenberg (Author), Roger Simon (Author) ; Clinical Neurology , Lange, 2015. ISBN: ISBN-13: 978-0071841429 ISBN-10: 0071841423 (An easy book with the most relevant information)
Andrew H. Kaye; Essential Neurosurgery, Blackwell Publishing, 2005. ISBN: 978-1405116411 (An easy book with the most relevant information)
Complementary Bibliography
Tymothy A. Pedley; Merritt's Neurology, Wolters Kluwer, 2010. ISBN: 9780781791861 (A text book most esed by neurologists)
Teaching methods and learning activities
Lectures, for all the students, lasting 50 minutos intended to provide the most relevant aspects in clinical evaluation and clinical characteristics of each group of neurological diseases.
Seminar for almost 30 students, lasting almost 90 minutes with interactive discution with APE, TGFC and RIM of real clinical cases.
Practical sessions.lasting between 90 to 120 minutes in the ward, ambulatory and emergency room with clinical evaluation of patients by about 3 students, with discussion of the clinical case with the teacher.
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Exame |
10,00 |
Participação presencial |
20,00 |
Teste |
70,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Designation |
Time (hours) |
Estudo autónomo |
104,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
58,00 |
Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
According the institucional rules
Calculation formula of final grade
Examinations or Special Assignments
Practical exam at bedside
Theoretical exam- multiple choice test
Internship work/project
Optional
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
According Instititional rules
Classification improvement
According Instititional rules
Observations
Knowledge in Neuroanatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology and Genetics