DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Sciences and techniques of preventive and adaptative motor activities
Academic Year 2021/2022 - 2° Year

CLINICA E RIABILITAZIONE

Teaching Staff

Learning Objectives

• Neurology
  

  The basic objective of the course is to provide graduates with scientific knowledge in the field of neurological diseases, a fundamental requirement for the acquisition of technical skills aimed at maintaining the best physical efficiency in individuals with motor disabilities.

  If teaching is provided in a mixed or remote mode, necessary changes to what was previously stated may be introduced, in order to respect the planned program reported in the syllabus. Verification of learning can also be carried out electronically, if required.

• Musculo-skeletal system diseases
  

  The aim is to provide the knowledge of the main musculoskeletal diseases of orthopedic and traumatology. The course provides knowledge regarding common orthopedic and traumatological diseases in physical and sports activities, related to their impact on the planning, organization, and management of motor activities, in relation to the various ages : from thepediatric age to the elderly.

Course Structure

• Neurology
  

  Mixed modality (lectures / online).

• Musculo-skeletal system diseases
  

  Frontal lessons. PPT files

Detailed Course Content

• Neurology
  

  Topics:

  1. State of consciousness and vigilance: pathophysiology and clinic.
  2. Superior cortical functions.
  3. Syndromes of the brainstem.
  4. Neurological examination: cranial nerves.
  5. Neurological examination: motility.
  6. Neurological examination: sensitivity.
  7. Cerebrovascular diseases.
  8. Headache and cranial-facial pains.
  9. Cranio-encephalic traumas.
  10. Dementias.
  11. Parkinson's disease and parkinsonisms.
  12. Hyperkinetic movement disorders.
  13. Epileptic disorders.
  14. Multiple sclerosis.
  15. Myelopathies.
  16. Ataxic syndromes.
  17. Motor neuron diseases.
  18. Neuropathies.
  19. Myopathies.
  20. Diseases of the neuromuscular junction.
• Musculo-skeletal system diseases
  

  The course is based on the main orthopaedic and traumatologic disorders, highlighting: epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, imaging investigations, differential diagnosis, prognosis, complications, conservative and surgical treatment.

Textbook Information

• Neurology
  

  1. Title: Il Bergamini di Neurologia. Authors: Bergamini - Lopiano - Mutani - Durelli - Mauro - Chio'. Editor: Edizioni Libreria Cortina Torino. Edition: III 2012. Language: Ita.

  2. Title: La neurologia dell'emergenza-urgenza. Authors: Micieli - Consoli - Cavallini - Sterzi. Editor: Il Pensiero Scientifico. Edition: II 2017. Language: Ita.

  3. Title: Harrison - Malattie neurologiche - Pocket Series. Authors: Fauci - Braunwald - Kasper - Hauser - Longo - Jameson - Loscalzo. Editor: McGraw-Hill Pocket Series. Edition: 2009. Language: Ita.

  4. Title: Netter' s Neurology - Book and Online Access. Authors: Jones - Srinivasan - Allam - Baker. Editor: Elsevier - Saunders. Edition: II 2011. Language: Engl.

• Musculo-skeletal system diseases
  

  1. Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore.