NEUROSURGERY
cod. 01646

Academic year 2009/10
5° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Neurochirurgia (MED/27)
Field
Discipline neurologiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
4 hours
of face-to-face activities
0.5 credits
hub: -
course unit
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Integrated course unit module: NEUROLOGY

Learning objectives

The course is aimed at a basic understanding of the major diseases of neurosurgical interest: CNS tumours,  with special focus on their epidemiology, symptoms and treatment principles; head and spinal injuries, with respect to pathophysiology, emergency and clinical management of post-traumatic focal and diffuse lesions;  cerebral haemorrhaging, with a definition of primary and secondary causes and with strict reference to differential diagnosis; spondyloarthrosis, epidemiology and clinical management of lumbar/cervical herniated disk, hydrocephalus and syringomyelia; adult normal-pressure hydrocephalus and differential diagnosis with dementia. <br /><br />

Prerequisites

The same of the integrated course

Course unit content

<br />Intracranial hypertension syndrome, Supratentorial brain tumours, Subtentorial brain tumours, Spinal tumours, Head injuries, Spinal injuries, Hydrocephalus, Brain vessel malformations, Brain aneurysms, Spinal degenerative disease, Subarachnoid haemorrhage, Cerebral haemorrhage<br />

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />For neurosurgery-related subjects, see dedicated chapters in the recommended neurology textbooks. <br />

Teaching methods

<br />Teaching activities: Up-front classes, small-group activities<br />Type of examination: Oral examination <br />

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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