Neurology

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Lecturer:

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Health Care Disciplines and Population Protection

Synopsis:

Teaching of basic knowledge concerning causes, diagnostics, symptomatology, therapy and prevention in neurological diseases with a special regard to possibilities of all the forms of the rehabilitation treatment. Principle of particular auxiliary examinations and their application particularly to the movement therapy.

Practical exercises: anamnesis, basic neurological examination, demonstration of particular diagnoses/patients.

Requirements:

The condition is preparation of essay on a selected topic that will be approved by the lecturer.

Knowledge of students will be examined during lectures.

Final assessment of student's knowledge will be approved by oral examination.

Syllabus of lectures:

Anatomical-physiological remarks. Localization of brain functions. Central and peripheral palsy.

Fundamentals of neurological examination.

Injuries to the nervous system. Topography of the spinal cord.

Involvement of peripheral nerves, including inflammation, sensory disturbances

Disorders of neuromuscular transmission. Myopathy.

Epilepsy.

Headache.

Stroke.

Tumors of the nervous system.

Inflammation of the nervous system, including autoimmune.

Degenerative diseases of the nervous system - Dementia, 12.12.Parkinsonova disease, etc.

Vertebral disease.

Unconsciousness - etiology, diagnosis, therapy. Neurogenic respiratory failure.

Auxiliary diagnostic methods in neurology.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Practical lectures will be appropriate to given theoretical presentation.

Study Objective:

To master basic knowledge within the subject to the extent necessary for the performance of the profession in physiotherapy.

Study materials:

[1]TYRLÍKOVÁ, P.I.: Neurologie pro sestry, Brno: IDVPZ, 1999.

[2]SEIDL, Z., OBENBERGER, J.: Neurologie pro studium i praxi. Grada, 2004.

[3]AMBLER, Z.: Neurologie pro studenty lékařské fakulty. UK Praha, 2004.

[4]NEVŠÍMALOVÁ, S.: Neurologie, Praha: Galén, Karolinum, 2002.

[5]Ambler, Z.: Neurologie, Karolinum 2004

[6]Opavský, J.: Neurologická vyšetření v rehabilitaci pro fyzioterapeuty, Epava Olomouc 2003

[7]Mysliveček, J.: Základy neurověd, Galen 2006

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Physiotherapy - full-time (compulsory course)