LF:MPNE081 Neurology - Course Information
MPNE081 Neurology
Faculty of MedicineSpring 2008
- Extent and Intensity
- 0.5/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. MUDr. Ivan Rektor, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. MUDr. Ivan Rektor, CSc.
First Department of Neurology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Yveta Břenková - Timetable
- Thu 10. 4. to Thu 29. 5. Thu 7:30–9:00 ÚKIA N02011
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Health Sciences (programme LF, N-SZ, specialization Teaching Specialization Optics and Optometrics)
- Health Sciences (programme LF, N-SZ, specialization Teaching Specialization Human Alimentation)
- Course objectives
- The goal of the subject is to present the basics of the neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, clinical neurology, neuroophthalmology, and the principals of the neurological examination.
- Syllabus
- Neuron, nerve cell. Principles of the formation and conduction of the excitation. The structure of the central and peripheral nervous system. The function of the cerebral hemispheres. Blood-vessel supply of the brain. Etiology of the ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke. The clinical picture of the ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke. Synapsis and neurotransmitters. Physiology and pathology of the synaptic function. The composition and function of the cerebral cortex. Epilepsy and epileptic syndromes. The structure and function of the basal ganglia. Extrapyramidal disorders. The structure and the function of the cerebellum. Brainstem structures. Cerebellar syndromes. Brainstem syndromes. The composition and function of the spinal cord. Spinal cord syndromes. Disorders of the motor and sensory systems caused by spinal cord lesions. The structure and function of the spine. Vertebrogenic disorders.
- Literature
- Tyrlíková I., a spol. Neurologie pro sestry, IPVDZ Brno 2003 (2nd edition)
- Assessment methods
- lecture, credit
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2008, recent)
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