Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Paediatric Neurology for Paediatric Neurologists III
Course Code
RBO_035
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
25.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Jurģis Strautmanis
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Pediatric neurolgist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Jurģis Strautmanis
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
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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.
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Examination
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Oral exam – analysis of a clinical case.
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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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Hereditary spastic paresis
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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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Paraneoplastic diseases
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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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Muscular dystrophies
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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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Cerebral palsy in children
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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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Hypotonia in infants
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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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Paediatric dizziness
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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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Congenital and acquired peripheral neuropathies
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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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Paediatric neuromuscular junction diseases
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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Hereditary ataxias
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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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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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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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Neurophakomatoses
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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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Paediatric diseases of the spinal cord
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Seminar
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Modality
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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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Congenital and acquired myopathies
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Seminar
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Modality
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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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Paediatric dystonias, hyperkinesias and spastic movements
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
25.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
14
Length (weeks):
20
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Fenichel's Clinical Pediatric Neurology: A Signs and Symptoms Approach. 8th Edition by J. Eric Piña-Garza, Elsevier (July 11, 2019).
2.
Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice. 6th Edition, Elsevier (May 25, 2017).
3.
Handbook of Pediatric Neurology. 1st Edition, by Katherine Sims (Author). LWW (November 14, 2013).
4.
Aicardi's Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood (Clinics in Developmental Medicine). 4th Edition. by Alexis Arzimanoglou (Author), Mac Keith Press (October 8, 2018).
5.
Epileptic Syndromes un Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence. 6th Edition. November 18, 2019.
6.
Pediatric Neuroimaging. 6th Edition, Kindle Edition, by A. James Barkovich (Author), Wolters Kluwer Health (March 5, 2018).
7.
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery. 3rd Edition by A. Leland Albright (Author), Thieme (September 1, 2014).
Additional Reading
1.
The Neurological Assessment of the Preterm & Full-Term Newborn Infant. 2nd Edition, by Lilly M. S. Dubowitz, Mac Keith Press (January 26, 1999).
2.
Clinical Neurophysiology of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. 1st Edition by Gregory L. Holmes MD, Butterworth-Heinemann (October 6, 2005).