MNNR081 Neurology

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Roman Kopáčik (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Irena Rektorová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Jana Aberlová (assistant)
MVDr. Halina Matějová (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: MVDr. Halina Matějová
Supplier department: First Department of Neurology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
each even Thursday 16:00–17:40 A21/112
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
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
    recommended literature
  • Krause's food & the nutrition care process. Edited by L. Kathleen Mahan - Sylvia Escott-Stump - Janice G. Raymond - Marie V. 13th ed. St. Louis, Mo.: Elsevier/Saunders, 2012, xix, 1227. ISBN 9781437722338. info
    not specified
  • Tyrlíková I., a spol. Neurologie pro sestry, IPVDZ Brno 2003 (2nd edition)
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
credit - writting test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.
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