1.4. Neurology
1655-LekM4CUNNEU-J
The seminars focused on etiology, diagnostic and treatment of neurological diseases. Expose the most important symptoms suggesting diagnosis of the diseases. Shows elements of neurological examination important for syndrom and localisation diagnosis. Elucidate the basic aspect of differential diagnosis. Presents the best diagnostic, treatment nursing and rehabilitation options.
The exercise should give the students ability of neurological examination and its interpretation. Student on assistant's supervision perform full neurological examination - objective and subjective, reports pathologies, analyze them for etiology, suggests syndrome and localization diagnosis, makes differential diagnosis with other possible etiology of patients condition.
During the exercises the assistant shows how to fill medical documentation, Student by the supervision of assistant analyse and interpret laboratory and radiological tests, especially neuroimaging. The topics of seminars correspond with exercises topics.
Total student workload
Study hours involving teacher participation::
- seminars – 34
- exercise – 26
Study hours involving individual student work:
- preparing to exercise – 15
- literature reading- 10
- preparing to colloquium- 5
- preparing to exam and attending- 12
Together 97h. (3,88 ECTS)
Learning outcomes - knowledge
W1 Knows and can differentiate basic neurological syndromes: pyramidal syndrome, flaccid syndrome, cerebellum syndrome, spinal syndromes, meningeal syndrome, extrapyramidal syndrome, intracranial hypertension syndrome, symptoms of cranial and peripheral nerves lesion, impairment of higher intellectual functions (aphasia, dysarthria, alexia) - E.W13
W2 Knows and understands etiology, symptoms, diagnostics rules and therapeutic procedures regarding the most common neurological diseases:
provide assistance in performing the following medical procedures:
1) headaches: migraine, tension headache, headache syndromes, trigeminal neuralgia,
2) cerebrovascular diseases, particularly stroke,
3) epilepsy,
4) nervous system infections, particularly meningitis, borreliosis, herpes simplex encephalitis, neurotransmission disorders,
5) dementia syndromes, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia, and other dementia syndromes,
6) basal ganglia diseases, particularly Parkinson’s disease,
7) demyelinating diseases, particularly multiple sclerosis,
8) neuromuscular diseases, particularly amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and sciatic neuralgia,
9) craniocerebral injuries, particularly cerebral concussion- E.W14
W3 Has a basic knowledge of principles of suspecting and diagnosing brain death- F.W15
W4 knows and understands the causes, symptoms, and principles of diagnosis and treatment of the most
common central nervous system diseases in the scope of:
1) cerebral oedema and its complications, with particular reference to health emergencies,
2) other forms of intracranial tightness and its complications,
3) craniocerebral injuries,
4) vascular malformations in the central nervous system,
5) tumours of the central nervous system,
6) diseases of the spine and spinal cord- F.W13
Learning outcomes - skills
U1 Can perform full neurological examination- E.U3
U2 Can distinguish between physiology and pathology of nervous system- E.U13
U3 Can compose pathological signs and create neurological syndrome, can localize pathology within nervous system- E.U13
U4 On the base of examination can establish syndrome, localization and etiological hypothesis- E.U13
U5 Create indication for diagnostics investigations adequately for clinical condition and accurately interpret its results- E.U16, E.U28
U6 Can diagnose and evaluate the level of consciousness- E.U7, F.U21
U7 Can diagnose and suggest treatment procedure in case if stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial hypertension, epileptic seizure and status epilepticus- E.U14
U8 is able to provide assistance in performing the following medical procedures:
a) lumbar puncture
and interprets their results- E.U30
Learning outcomes - social competencies
K1 student can enter and keep deep and full of respect relationship with patient-K_K03
K2 student put the patient’s good first- K_K04
K3 student keep medical confidentiality and respects the patient’s rights- K_K05
K4 student has awareness of own limitations and ability to train himself- K_K07
K5 student can cooperate with other students during examination and diagnostic proces- K_K06
Teaching methods
- Practical methods: presentation of neurological examination, record keeping, verification of student’s examination
- problems-solving methods: case analysis, solving-problems tasks, didactic discussion,
- announce methods np.: description, lecture, explanations,
-exposing methods- movie, power point presentation
Observation/demonstration teaching methods
- staging
Expository teaching methods
- programmed material
- discussion
- participatory lecture
Exploratory teaching methods
- case study
- seminar
Online teaching methods
- methods developing reflexive thinking
- exchange and discussion methods
- cooperation-based methods
Prerequisites
Knowledge of neuroanatomical and neurophysiological basis. Physical examination and history taking capabilities.
Course coordinators
Term 2021/22: | Term 2022/23: |
Assessment criteria
Assessment methods:
The basis for passing the seminars and classes is the presence of the student. During the exercises, the assistant constantly checks the students' preparation for classes in the form of an oral answer,
Practical exam in neurology (included in the assessment of the module: diseases of the nervous system):
The practical part takes place on the last day of the exercise block.
The assistant doctor, neurologist specialist, assigns a patient to the student, whose task is to examine the patient, present the research methodology and deviations in the study to the assistant, propose localization, etiology, syndrome diagnosis, as well as differentiation and proposed treatment.
The assistant assesses the ability to conduct a neurological examination, the correct naming of abnormalities found in the examination, the accuracy of the initial diagnosis, the thoroughness of differentiation from other diseases of the nervous system.
Written theoretical exam in all subjects of the module - diseases of the nervous system: joint test exam - the grade is included in the final grade for the module: diseases of the nervous system
The grade for the joint test exam is issued according to the number of points obtained in accordance with the following principle:
number of points - percentage of the number of tasks assessment
>91% very good
88-91% good plus
80-87% good
70-79% sufficient plus
60-69% sufficient
<60% false
The rules for calculating the final grade for the module: diseases of the nervous system is included in the syllabus for this module.
Practical placement
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors,
localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: