CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRY
Course contents summary
General Issues (Precis of Neuroembriology, Brain Plasticity, Psychomotor development, Emotional and relational development). The neurology of the newborn and the child (Neurological examination of the newborn, Standard neurological examination). Epilepsies (Epidemiology of Epilepsies, Brain mechanisms of epileptic seizures, Precis of EEG, Neonatal seizures, Epilepsisy in Infancy, Epileptic Encephalopathies). Cerebral Palsy(Etiology, Clinical Taxonomy, Cognitive Aspects).Brain and Spinal Tumors (Medulloblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Tumors of the spinal chord). Neurocutaneous Syndromes (Tuberous Sclerosis, Neurofibromatosis, Angiomatosis). Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders (Epidemiology, Neural Mechanisms, Diagnosia and Treatment)
Course contents
General Issues (Precis of Neuroembriology, Brain Plasticity, Psychomotor development, Emotional and relational development). The neurology of the newborn and the child (Neurological examination of the newborn, Standard neurological examination). Epilepsies (Epidemiology of Epilepsies, Brain mechanisms of epileptic seizures, Precis of EEG, Neonatal seizures, Epilepsisy in Infancy, Epileptic Encephalopathies). Cerebral Palsy(Etiology, Clinical Taxonomy, Cognitive Aspects).Brain and Spinal Tumors (Medulloblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Tumors of the spinal chord). Neurocutaneous Syndromes (Tuberous Sclerosis, Neurofibromatosis, Angiomatosis). Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders (Epidemiology, Neural Mechanisms, Diagnosia and Treatment)
Recommended readings
Roberto Militerni (2009) Neuropsichiatria Infantile (IV Edizione) Editrice Idelson Gnocchi, Napoli
