Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Introduction to Neurology
Course Code
RPS_019
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Psychiatry
ECTS
11.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Māris Taube
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Psychiatrist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Māris Taube
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure the acquisition of knowledge on neurological symptoms and syndromes that is required for the diagnostic of nerve diseases in psychiatric practice.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Knowledge on prevalence, aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, diagnostics and course (in accordance with ICD-10) of the most common neurological syndromes and diseases, tactics and methods of treating neurological diseases and emergency states, aspects of differential diagnostics in the events of disorders of higher nervous system functions in the amount required by a psychiatrist, division of competencies among various specialists.
Skills
1.Use of diagnostic and therapy methods used in neurology, including the collection of neurological anamnesis; observation, evaluation and description of patient’s neurological status in the amount required by a psychiatrist, basic skills in prescribing objective visual and electrophysiological examination methods of neurological syndromes and diseases and interpretation of examination data in the amount required by a psychiatrist.
Competences
1.Competencies in patient care, communication, cooperation and interpersonal skills, professionalism in management, organising and planning of care, ethical and legal issues, education and science that could ensure the prevention, diagnostics and rehabilitation of neurological disorders and diseases within the limits of the competence of a psychiatrist.
Assessment
Individual work
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• To learn examination and interpretation of neurological symptoms;
• To learn the evaluation of indications of the examinations and evaluation of the results thereof: spondylography, electroencephalography, brain vessel Doppler ultrasound and ultrasound examinations, CR and NRI, angiography, DSA (digital subtraction angiography), neurography and electromyography.
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Examination
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Testing of theoretical knowledge to the end of the cycle.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Modality
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Topic diagnostics: The concept of central and peripheral motoneuron damage; superficial and deep sensory disturbances; symptoms of damage to the brain and extrapyramidal system.
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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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Topic diagnostics: Cranial nerve disorders; Symptoms of lobe damage to the hemispheres of the brain.
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Seminar
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Modality
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Primary and secondary headaches. Neuroinfections. Neurosyphilis. Creutzfeldt Jacob's disease. Autoimmune encephalitis and paraneoplastic syndromes. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), its variants.
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Seminar
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Modality
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Demyelinating CNS diseases: Multiple sclerosis, ADEM, NMO spectrum diseases. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
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Seminar
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Location
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Ischemic and haemorrhagic disorders of cerebral circulation. Symptoms of brain stem damage. Venous circulatory disorders. Differential diagnosis of cognitive impairment.
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Seminar
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Modality
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On site
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Specialized room
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Epilepsy. Status epilepticus. SUDEP. Differential diagnosis of coma. Brain injury and its consequences. Brain tumors. Non-specific and specific back pain.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
11.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
6
Length (weeks):
8
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Neurological Examination Made Easy. Elsevier (2019), 6th Edition
2.
Fundamentals of Neurology an illustrated guide. Thieme (2017).
3.
Netters Atlas of Neurology. Elsevier (2021); 4th Edition
4.
Oxford Handbook of Neurology. Oxford University Press (2014); 2nd Edition
5.
Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology. Mc Graw Hill (2019); 11th Edition