Neurology

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
● To assess and interpret the patient’s neurological symptoms, communication and swallowing disorders; ● To work independently with literature on neurology. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
● Active participation in classes, in discussions, quality of oral answers; ● Quality of tests, test works during the cycle on covered topics; ● Ability to perform a neurological examination, to interpret symptoms; ● Test results during the cycle on covered topics.

Introduction to neuroscience. Tasks of the neurology discipline. Development, structure and clinical anatomy of the nervous system: neurons, synapses, neurotransmitters, glial cells. Basics of embryonic development of the nervous system. Additional examinations in neurology.

Cerebral circulation disorders: types, pathogenesis, risk factors, main clinical manifestations. Basic principles of treatment of cerebrovascular diseases. Rehabilitation tasks and audiology and speech therapy solutions at different stages of stroke care.

Functional disorders of the peripheral nervous system. Syndromes of damage to the neck and brachial plexus and branches thereof, mononeuropathies of the elbow and hand, clinical manifestations thereof and the most common aetiology. Polyneuropatia. Guillain-Barré syndrome, clinical manifestations. Audiology and speech therapy solutions for patients with peripheral nervous system damage.

Cognitive deficit and dementia. Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. Clinical manifestations, diagnostic principles. Scales and tests to assess cognitive function.

Paroxysmal conditions: epileptic and non-epileptic seizures. Basic principles of care and treatment, emergency assistance during a seizure. Causes, types and clinical signs of neural infections. Sequelae of neural infections, tasks of care and prevention. The role of audio speech therapist in patient care.

History of neurological disease. Basic principles of examination of neurological condition. Neural regulation of the locomotor act and movement disorder syndromes – paresis and paralysis, signs thereof. Central and peripheral motor neurons. Care and rehabilitation tasks for patients with active movement and mobility impairments.

Functional anatomy of the sensory system. Symptoms of sensory system impairment, neurological examination thereof. Principles of care and rehabilitation in case of sensory impairment.

Anatomy of the cerebellum and vestibular system. Balance and coordination disorders: types of ataxias and vertigo. Audiology and speech therapy solutions in the care and rehabilitation of patients with coordination and balance disorders.

Anatomy of the extrapyramidal system. Extrapyramidal movement disorder syndromes: Parkinson’s disease and hyperkinesis. Care and rehabilitation tasks in case of Parkinsonism and hyperkinesia patients.

Neurodegenerative diseases

Demyelinating diseases of the nervous system, course and manifestations thereof, aspects of rehabilitation. Diseases of motor neurons. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – clinical manifestations, basic principles of care and treatment. The role of audio speech therapist in patient care.

Head injury. Glasgow coma scale. Care and rehabilitation tasks for patients with traumatic brain injury. Hydrocephalus.

Classification of headaches (ICHD-3). Warning symptoms of headaches. Risk factors, treatment principles and prevention of the most common primary headaches. Neuro-oncology – classification of tumours. Principles of diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation.

Neuromuscular diseases. Myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophies, myopathies – aetiology, pathogenesis, clinic, examination, treatment options and audiology and speech therapy principles.

Cranial nerves (I). Neurological syndromes of olfactory, visual impairment. Mechanism of eye movement regulation. Eye movement disorders. Nystagmus.

Cranial nerves (II). Paresis of mimetic muscles (central and peripheral). Syndromes of different levels of N.facialis damage. Principles of audiology and speech therapy in patients with paresis of the mimetic muscles. Facial sensibility disorders, types thereof. N.trigeminus damage syndromes.

Cranial nerves (III). Neurological syndromes of damage to the vestibular and auditory systems. Cranial nerve IX, X, XI damage syndromes: bulbar and pseudobulbar palsy. N.accessorius and its damage syndromes. Dysarthria, classification, clinical manifestations thereof. Dysphagia. Swallow test.

Anatomy of the cerebral hemispheres. Symptoms of damage to the cerebral hemispheres (frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe and occipital lobe). Types of aphasia. Classification, evaluation of aphasia. Agnosia. Apraxia. Neglect syndrome.

Cerebrovascular diseases. Transient ischaemic attack. Ischaemic stroke. NIHSS. Modified Rankin Scale. Exclusion syndromes of different cerebral arteries (ACI, ACM, ACA, ACP, AB, AV, cerebellar arteries). Principles of reperfusion therapy and secondary prevention. Haemorrhagic stroke, clinical picture, principles of treatment.

Peculiarities of neurological examination of children. Children's cerebral palsy - etiology, pathogenesis, clinical forms. Audiologopedic therapy solutions for children with BCT.

Neurological examination of children