Neurological Disorders
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Medicine |
Instance: 2020/2021 - 2S ![Requerida a integração com o Moodle Ícone do Moodle](/fmup/pt/imagens/MoodleIcon)
Cycles of Study/Courses
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:
- Neurological examination
- Neurological syndromes
- Complementary means of diagnosis - Neuroradiology
- Epilepsy
- Dementia
- Stroke
- Headaches
- Spine disorders
- Trauma
- Movement Disorders
- Inflamatory and Demyelinating Disorders
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- CNS Tumors
- Paediatrics Neurosurgery
- Emergencies
- Vertigo, syncope and coma
- Functional Neurological Disorders
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.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 PediatricMandatory literature
Michael Aminoff (Author), David Greenberg (Author), Roger Simon (Author); Lange Clinical Neurology 10th edition, Lange, 2018. ISBN: ISBN-13: 978-1259861727 ISBN-10: 1259861724
Andrew H. Kaye; Essential Neurosurgery 4th edition, Blackwell Publishing, 2016. ISBN: ISBN-13: 978-1405118675 ISBN-10: 1405118679
Rui Vaz; Traumatismo crânio-encefálico - questões essenciais vs Prática Clínica, Edições Universidde do Porto, 2018. ISBN: ISBN: 978-989-746-191-0
Complementary Bibliography
Elan D. Louis MD MS (Author), Stephan A. Mayer MD (Author), Lewis P. Rowland MD (Author); Merritt's Neurology, Wolters Kluwer , 2016. ISBN: ISBN-13: 978-1451193367 ISBN-10: 9781451193367
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 |
20,00 |
Teste |
60,00 |
Trabalho prático ou de projeto |
20,00 |
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 (at least 75% of presences).
Calculation formula of final grade
–Distributed evaluation:
- Continuous evaluation 20%
– Attendance / punctuality.
– Attitude, interest and motivation.
– Knowledge level and integration.
– Involvement in other activities
- Practical examination-20%
- Gesture sheet
- Final theoretical exam- 60%
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