LF:BFNE032 Neurology and neurophysiology - Course Information
BFNE032 Neurology and neurophysiology
Faculty of MedicineAutumn 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. MUDr. Martin Bareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Milan Brázdil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Ivan Rektor, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Irena Rektorová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- prof. MUDr. Martin Bareš, Ph.D.
First Department of Neurology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- absolvování úplného prvního ročníku bakalářského studia fyzioterapie a léčebné rehabilitace
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course students should be able to: understand and explain the principles of the anatomical and functional organization of the nervous system, basics of the clinical neurological examination, neurological topical and syndromological diagnosis. work with information on the structure of the neurological examination, to understand the indication, contraindication and complications of the paraclinical examinations; make reasoned decisions about main groups of neurological disorders: in the childhood and adults (stroke, epilepsy, movement disorders, vertebrogenic, neuromuscular disorders, multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative disorders, neurotraumas, neuroinfections): theoretical background, current diagnostic procedures and therapy, typical case reports. To interpret clinal and paraclinical korelations.
- Syllabus
- 1. Definition of neurology and neurophysiology, the content. 2. History taking in neurology. The importance of the family history, objective history. 3. Reflexology. The principles and the significance of the reflexologic examination. 4. Cranial nerves I-VI. Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. 5. Cranial nerves VII-XII. Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. Mozkové nervy. 6. Pyramidal syndrome, types of palsies. Pyramidal pathways, anatomy and physiology. Pyramidal signs. 7. Stroke, muscle disorders. Motor pathway, central and peripheral motoneuron, the disorders of the transmission. 8. Sensitive system. Spinal cord syndromes. The anatomy and physiology of the sensitive pathways. Pathophysiology of the sensory disorders. Transversal and cordonal spinal cord syndromes. 9. The cerebellum. Anatomy, function and clinical pathophysiology of the cerebellum. Cerebellar symptoms and syndromes. 10. Extrapyramidal system. Anatomy, physiology and clinical pathophysiology of the extrapyramidal structures. Extrapyramidal syndromes and symptoms. 11. Examination of the spine. Anatomy and physiology of the spine structures. Principles of the manipulation therapy. 12. Compressive syndromes. Spinal compressive syndromes, the etiology. 13. Unconscioussness. The rating scale. Brainstem syndromes. 14. Meningeal syndrome. The syndrome of the intracranial hypertension. anatomy and function of the meninges. 15. Paraclinical examinations in neurology- Xray, CT, DSA, MRI, PET, SPECT. 16. Paraclinical examinations in neurology- neurophysiology (EMG, EP, EEG and oher specialized techniques).
- Literature
- Učebnice obecné neurologie. Edited by Zdeněk Kadaňka - Josef Bednařík. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 174 s. ISBN 80-210-0639-0. info
- BEDNAŘÍK, Josef, Milan BRÁZDIL, Zdeněk KADAŇKA, Petr KAŇOVSKÝ, Robert KUBA, Michal PELLAR, Ivan REKTOR, Irena REKTOROVÁ, Radomír ŠLAPAL, Pavel ŠTOURAČ, Stanislav VOHÁŇKA and Miroslav MORAŇ. Učebnice speciální neurologie (Textbook ov Neurology). 2. přepracované vydání. Brno: Masarykova universita, 1999, 285 pp. ISBN 80-210-2125-X. info
- Učebnice speciální neurologie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita-Lékařská fakulta, 1994, 256 s. ISBN 80-210-0399-5. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, discussions, the attendance of the lectures is recommended
- Assessment methods
- Credit.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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