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Study Course Description

Paediatric Neurology for Paediatric Neurologists I

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
RBO_029
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
20.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Residency Speciality

Speciality
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Contacts

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About Study Course

Objective

To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric neurological diseases and syndromes.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Acquires knowledge about normal and pathological development of a child, examination of a neurological patient, as well as peculiarities of examination of children of different ages, diagnosis of a neurological condition, choice of clinical, laboratory, instrumental, etc. examinations, selection in the specific situation and interpretation of the obtained data.

Skills

1.Able to perform clinical examination of paediatric neurological patients, to use theoretical knowledge, manipulations and instrumental examinations, link examination results to clinical findings, to explain the nature and prognosis of the disease to parents and other family members, justify the treatment tactics and the duration of therapy, able to examine and treat hospital patients and outpatients.

Competences

1.Independently plans and organises the improvement and development of one’s professional competence. Able to independently solve paediatric neurology problems, formulates and critically analyses complex clinical neurological situations in children, critically evaluates research in the field of paediatric neurology science; when justifying decisions, performs the necessary additional analysis; demonstrates understanding and ethical responsibility for the result of the professional activity of paediatric neurologist.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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Getting acquainted with medical literature relevant to the course, analysis thereof, independent preparation for seminars, preparation of presentations on topics covered in seminars, current clinical cases.

Examination

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% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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Oral exam – analysis of a clinical case.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

Neurological examination in infants and psychomotor development in the first year of life
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

Psychomotor development of children after the first year of life
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

CNS infections and autoimmune encephalitis in children
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

CNS damage caused by intrauterine infections
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and intracranial haemorrhages in the neonatal period
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

Headaches in children
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

Coma in children
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

Neurotoxicology
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

Cerebrovascular diseases in children
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
20.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
9
Length (weeks):
16
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

The Neurological Assessment of the Preterm and Full-term Newborn Infant. Lilly M. S. Dubowitz, Victor Dubowitz, Eugenio Mercuri, Cambridge University Press, 1999. gada 26. janv. - 155 lappuses

2.

Fenichel's Clinical Pediatric Neurology. 7th Edition, A Signs and Symptoms Approach, By J Eric Piña-Garza 412 pages, 2013.

3.

Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology. 6th Edition, Kenneth Swaiman, 5th May 2017, Elsevier, 1432 lpp.

4.

Handbook of Pediatric Neurology. Katherine Sims, Wolters Kluwer, November 6, 2013.

5.

Aicardi J. Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood. 2018. McKeith Press, p.1524.

6.

Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence. 5th Edition. Bureau Michelle, Genton Pierre, Dravet Charlotte, John Libbey Eurotext, 2019. gada jūn. - 600 lappuses.

7.

Pediatric Neuroimaging. 6th Edition, By A. James Barkovich and Charles Raybaud, April 2018, 1298 pages

8.

Clinical Neurophysiology of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. Edited by: Gregory L. Holmes, M.D., H. Royden Jones, Jr., et.al. 2006, Elsevier

9.

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Albright A.L., Pollack I.F., Adelson P.D. September 2014.

Additional Reading