MPNE081 Neurology

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
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. (lecturer)
Jana Aberlová (assistant)
Amit Suresh Khairnar, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Irena Rektorová, Ph.D.
First Department of Neurology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Yveta Břenková
Supplier department: First Department of Neurology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Mon 11. 4. to Fri 27. 5. Thu 7:30–9:00 KOM 410
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MPVL0731 Internal Medicine I && MPCH0721 Surgery I
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
  • Optometry (programme LF, N-SZ) (2)
  • 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
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 correlations.
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)
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1.
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