NEUROLOGY
ACADEMIC YEAR2012/2013
COD. 20256
dati insegnamento:
DEGREE: MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: italian
LECTURERS:
MANZONI Gian Camillo
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2012/2013
YEAR OF STUDY: 6
SEMESTER: Second semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 0
UNIT COORDINATOR: MANZONI Gian Camillo
CONTACT HOURS:
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The course is aimed at providing students with notions about how to recognize and treat clinical emergencies and urgencies of neurological interest. In particular, students will acquire decision-making and operating skills that will enable them to promptly establish a diagnosis and manage treatment for the most common neurological emergencies/urgencies.
Prerequisites
the same of the integrated course
Course contents summary
Head and spinal injury management, Acute intracranial hypertension,Coma evaluation and classification, Cerebral and subarachnoid haemorrhaging, Myasthenic crisis, ER headache management
Recommended readings
Allan H. Ropper, Robert H. Brown. Adams &
Victor Principi di Neurologia. 8^ ediz. Casa Editrice MC Graw-Hill
Teaching methods
Up-front classes
Assessment methods and criteria
oral examination
