Neurology
Semester 7th ()
Code MED_721
Hours Teaching 0 hours, Laboratory 0 hours, Tutorial 0 hours , Clinical Training 35 hours (per week)
Teachers
- ZOLOTA VASILIKI (Professor)
- ELLOUL JOHN (Professor)
- CHRONI ELISABETH (Professor)
- ASSIMAKOPOULOU MARTHA (Associate Professor)
- ZAMPAKIS PETER (Associate Professor)
Description
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Introduction, basic concepts, specific investigations
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Neurological symptoms (N & N/S)
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Neurological clinical examination
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Headaches
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Epilepsies
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Dementia
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Cerebrovascular diseases
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Movement disorders
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Demyelinating diseases of CNS
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Head injury – impairment of consciousness – subarachnoid hemorrhage (aneurysms, agiomas) (N/S)
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Intracranial tumors –intracranial hypertension (N/S)
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Cerebellar ataxias
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Spinal disease (N & N/S)
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Cranial nerve syndromes
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Peripheral neuropathies (diseases of neurons, nerves and roots)
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Diseases of muscles and neuromuscular junction
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Infections of CNS
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Neurological complications of medical disorders
Scope
The course provides basic knowledge for the examination of the nervous system and the recognition of relevant diseases.
The aim of this course is to describe the clinical picture, investigations and therapeutic intervention of the main categories of neurological and neuromuscular diseases and syndromes. To achieve this goal, firstly, the common terms, the signs and symptoms are explained. Consequently, the basic laboratory investigations are discussed; these include CSF analysis, CT/MRI of brain and spinal cord, electroencephalography, electromyography, ultrasound and biopsy of muscle/nerve. Particular emphasis is given in differential diagnosis of common diseases and the description of certain typical pathognomonic features which could eventually lead through the diagnostic reasoning from the symptom to the disease. Finally, the core disorders, the most common and the treatable ones are emphasized.
Many examples are provided from real life help understand the concepts. Students are encouraged to actively participate in the lesson by posing questions.
In the context of the integration teaching, professors from departments and laboratories other than Neurology and Neurosurgery also intervene with short lectures that either recall knowledge of neuroanatomy, physiology, or provide specialized knowledge such as neuro-radiology in order to gain a holistic understanding of the subject.
Given the recent developments in the fields of neuroimmunology and genetics of neurological diseases, each year, the subject curriculum is enriched with new information on both novel categories of drugs (such as for multiple sclerosis) and gene treatment (such as for muscular dystrophies).
Reading Material
1. NEUROLOGY "Vasilopoulos"
Scientific Editor: Ioannis Evdokimidis, Konstantinos Potagas
ISBN: 978-9963-258-67-3
CODE. EYDOXOU: 50659046
Pages: 631
Publisher: Ρ. PASHALIDIS
2. NΕUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY ILLUSTRATEDFIFTH VERSION
AUTHORS: Kenneth Lindsay-Ian Bone-Geraint Fuller
Scientific Editing: D. Konstantinou - Th. Birbilis
ISBN: 978-960-394-9336
KOD. ΕΥΔOΞΟΥ: 33155295
Pages: 589
Publisher: Parisianos S.A.
3. e-class lectures