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Topical Problems in Neurology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:01.09.2021 15:53:01
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | NUNK_001 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Neurology | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jānis Mednieks | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 13 Pilsonu Street, VSIA P.Stradiņa KUS, Block No. 37; 2 Hipokrata Street, Unit No. 7, Room No. 901, neuro rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67069653; +371 67536540 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Apprehension of nervous system anatomy and physiology. Knowledge from clinical courses in internal diseases and infectious diseases and knowledge from basic course in neurology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide the possibility for the students of the Faculty of Medicine to acquire knowledge about important neurological diseases not covered in the basic neurology course. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Prion diseases. Differential diagnosis of HIV neurological manifestations. | Lectures | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 2 | CNS tuberculosis, neurosarcoidosis, neurosyphilis – everyday life or casuistry? | Lectures | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 3 | Topicalities in the pathogenesis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. | Lectures | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 4 | Hypoxic encephalopathy. Differential diagnosis of coma in neurology. | Lectures | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 5 | Differential diagnosis of paroxysmal epileptic and nonepileptic conditions. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 6 | Demyelinating diseases of central nervous system, differential diagnosis. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 7 | Autonomic disorders in neurology. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 8 | Topicalities in epileptology. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 9 | Deficiency syndromes with neurological manifestations and their differential diagnosis. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 10 | Functional neuroanatomy of cerebral cortex. Aphasia, apraxia and neglect syndrome. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 11 | Stroke mimics and chameleons. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 12 | Emergency treatment of cerebral infarction. Thrombolysis and endovascular thrombectomy "on" and "off-label". | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Theoretical preparation for practical classes Independent work with literature. on neurological topics | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Multiple choice test at the end of the course. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On completion of the study course students demonstrate an in-depth and in-depth knowledge and understanding of neurological diseases and syndromes included in the study course programme as well as demonstrate ability to operate in an interdisciplinary society. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the study course students will be able to: Evaluate the opportunity to use neurological examination tests. Interpret the results of these tests. Present neurological symptoms and pathogenetical aspects of neurological syndromes. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful course sompletion students will be able to formulate and critically analyse the symptoms of neurological syndromes included in the study programme, will be able to choose neurological tests for diagnosis. Will be competent in diagnosis and care of neurological disorders included in the programme. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Adams R.D., Victor M. Adams and Victor's principles of neurology / Allan H. Ropper, Martin A. Samuels. Hill, N-Y, St Luis e.c. 2019 | ||||||||
| 2 | H. Royden Jones Jr., Jayashri Srinivasan, Gregory J. Allam and Richard A. Bake. Netter's Neurology. 2019 | ||||||||
| 3 | R. B. Daroff, J. Jankovic, J. C. Mazziotta, S. L. Pomeroy. Bradley and Daroff's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 8th Edition, 2022. Elsevier | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Donaghy M. Brain’s Diseases of the Nervous System. Oxford University Press, N-Y, 2009. | ||||||||
| 2 | F. W. Drislane, M. Benatar, B. Chang, et.al. Blueprints Neurology. 4th edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://emedicine.medscape.com | ||||||||
