LF:ZLNE0811c Neurology - practice

ZLNE0811c Neurology - practice

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

doc. MUDr. Eva Vlčková, Ph.D.
Department of Neurology – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: First Department of Neurology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine (40,00 %), Department of Neurology – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine (40,00 %), Department of Pediatric Neurology – Institutions shared with the Faculty Hospital Brno (paediatric medicine) – Faculty of Medicine (20,00 %)

Prerequisites (in Czech)

ZLPA0622p Pathology II - lecture && ZLPF0622p Pathophysiol. II - lect. && ZLLM0522p Medical Microbiology II-lect. && ZLIP061p Clin.Introd.to Int.Med.-lect. && ZLFA0722c Pharmacology II - pract.

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

Dentistry (eng.) (programme LF, M-ZL)
Dentistry (programme LF, M-ZL) (2)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand and explain the basics and principles of neurology;
- work with information on the neurological examination to create the symptoms, syndromes of the neurological disorders;
- make reasoned decisions about the topical diagnosis and differential diagnosis based on the symptomatology;
- make deductions based on acquired knowledge in the field of neurology;
-interpret paraclinical examinations.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to: understand and explain the basics and principles of neurology; work with information on the neurological examination to create the symptoms, syndromes of the neurological disorders; make reasoned decisions about the topical diagnosis and differential diagnosis based on the symptomatology. make deductions based on acquired knowledge in the field of neurology interpret paraclinical examinations.

Syllabus

Neurological syndromology and neurological evaluation. The practical lectures in the lecture hall and bedside examination of the patients. Neurological history taking. Reflexology. Palsies, pyramidal signs, cranial nerves examination. Sensitivity and its affections, extrapyramidal and cerebellar signs. Spine examination. Disorders of the stance and walking. Meningeal syndrome. Uncousciousness. Classified credit (practical exam with written neurological examation of the patient).

Literature

required literature

ŠPINAR, Jindřich and Ondřej LUDKA. Propedeutika a vyšetřovací metody vnitřních nemocí. 2., přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013, 336 s. ISBN 9788024743561. info
ŠTOURAČ, Pavel, Josef BEDNAŘÍK, Milan BRÁZDIL, Zdeněk KADAŇKA, Petr KAŇOVSKÝ, Marek MECHL, Jiří PRÁŠEK, Ivan REKTOR, Irena REKTOROVÁ and Radomír ŠLAPAL. Učebnice obecné neurologie (Textbook of General Neurology). 2., přepracované. Brno: Masarykova universita v Brně, 2003, 197 pp. ISBN 80-210-3309-6. info
Učebnice speciální neurologie. Edited by Zdeněk Kadaňka. 3., přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 302 s. ISBN 9788021053205. info

recommended literature

John Morris, Joseph Jankovic: Neurological Clinical Examination, Hodler Arnold Co, 2012
International Neurology: A clinical approach: by Robert P. LIsak, Daniel D Truong, William M Carroll, Roongroj Bhidayasiri, Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2010, ISBN 9781444317008
Merritt’s Neurology, 13th Edition is edited by by Elan D. Louis MD MS (Author), Stephan A. Mayer MD (Author), Lewis P. Rowland MD (Author) ISBN-13: 978-1451193367, ISBN-10: 145119336X
RŮŽIČKA, Evžen, Karel ŠONKA, Petr MARUSIČ and Robert RUSINA. Neurologie. 1. vydání. Praha: Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2019, xxxix, 541. ISBN 9788075536815. info

Teaching methods

Practical seminars, workshops with experts. Depending on the epidemiological situation, interactive synchronous online teaching via MS teams may be used for workshops (in such a case, students will be informed by e-mail).

Assessment methods

Final oral examination (details are given in the course Neurology - lecture)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

ZLAM0911s Intensive Care Medicine - practice
ZLCP051c && ZLIP061p && ZLFA0722p && (ZLNE0811c || ZLNE0822c) && ZLCH0833c
ZLPD0911c Paediatrics - practice
ZLCP051c && ZLIP061c && ZLFA0722c && ZLLM0522p && ZLOT0711c && ZLDV0711c && ZLPZ041p && (ZLNE0811c || ZLNE0822c) && ZLCH0833c
ZLPD0911p Pediatrics - lecture
ZLCP051c && ZLIP061c && ZLFA0722c && ZLLM0522p && ZLOT0711c && ZLDV0711c && ZLPZ041p && (ZLNE0811c || ZLNE0822c) && ZLCH0833c
ZLPG0911p Obstetrics and Gynaecology - lecture
ZLCP051c && ZLIP061p && ZLFA0722c && ZLLM0522p && ZLOT0711c && ZLDV0711c && ZLPZ041p && (ZLNE0811c || ZLNE0822c) && ZLCH0833c
ZLPY0911c Psychiatry - practice
(ZLKA041p || ZLNV041p) && ZLPF0622p && ZLFA0722c && (ZLNE0811c || ZLNE0822c) && ZLCH0833c && ZLIP061p
ZLPY0911p Psychiatry - lecture
(ZLKA041p || ZLNV041p) && ZLPF0622p && ZLFA0722c && (ZLNE0811c || ZLNE0822c) && ZLCH0833c && ZLIP061p

Teacher's information

he course takes place in one of the following neurological clinics according to the timetable: - Neurological Clinic of the Brno University Hospital (FN Brno) - 1st Department of Neurology of the St. Anne's University Hospital (FN USA) The course starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. every day. At the beginning of the first day of the course, the students come to the secretariat of the respective department: - NK FN Brno, Jihlavská 20, 12th floor of the main building (L), Mrs. Saláková (53223 2503) - NK FN USA, Pekařská 53, building C1, 6th floor, Mrs. Aberlová (54318 2658). On the first day of the course, an introduction to neurological propedeutics and neurological examination will be given and practiced. The rest of the course consists of a clinical part and focused workshops with specialists in particular fields of neurology. WE WISH TO REMIND STUDENTS THAT THE TIMETABLE OF THE COURSE CAN'T BE CHANGED (except for some very serious reasons - stay abroad, long-term illness). More detailed information (including the timetable of your course) can be found on the notice boards in the secretariats of each department. You can also ask the deputy head of the department (for education): - In FN Brno: Associate Professor Eva Vlčková, MD, PhD (vlckova.eva@fnbrno.cz) - In FN USA: Associate Professor Martin Pail, MD, PhD (martin.pail@fnusa.cz) - In FDN: Associate Professor Hana Ošlejšková, MD, PhD (oslejskova.hana@fnbrno.cz).

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.

Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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