Paediatric Neurology for Paediatric Neurologists I
Study Course Implementer
Residency Speciality
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About Study Course
Objective
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
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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.
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Examination
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Oral exam – analysis of a clinical case.
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Study Course Theme Plan
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Seminar
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Neurological examination in infants and psychomotor development in the first year of life
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Seminar
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Specialized room
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Psychomotor development of children after the first year of life
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Seminar
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On site
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Specialized room
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CNS infections and autoimmune encephalitis in children
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Specialized room
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CNS damage caused by intrauterine infections
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Specialized room
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Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and intracranial haemorrhages in the neonatal period
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Specialized room
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Headaches in children
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Specialized room
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Coma in children
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Specialized room
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Neurotoxicology
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Specialized room
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Cerebrovascular diseases in children
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Bibliography
Required Reading
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
Fenichel's Clinical Pediatric Neurology. 7th Edition, A Signs and Symptoms Approach, By J Eric Piña-Garza 412 pages, 2013.
Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology. 6th Edition, Kenneth Swaiman, 5th May 2017, Elsevier, 1432 lpp.
Handbook of Pediatric Neurology. Katherine Sims, Wolters Kluwer, November 6, 2013.
Aicardi J. Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood. 2018. McKeith Press, p.1524.
Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence. 5th Edition. Bureau Michelle, Genton Pierre, Dravet Charlotte, John Libbey Eurotext, 2019. gada jūn. - 600 lappuses.
Pediatric Neuroimaging. 6th Edition, By A. James Barkovich and Charles Raybaud, April 2018, 1298 pages
Clinical Neurophysiology of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. Edited by: Gregory L. Holmes, M.D., H. Royden Jones, Jr., et.al. 2006, Elsevier
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Albright A.L., Pollack I.F., Adelson P.D. September 2014.