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METODOLOGIA DELLA RIABILITAZIONE NELL'ADULTO E NELL'ANZIANO

Teaching Staff

RITA BELLA - Module Riabilitazione Neuropsicologica - MED/26 - 2 CFU
FRANCESCO PATTI - Module MEDICINA FISICA E RIABILITATIVA - MED/34 - 2 CFU
GIOVANNI LARCAN - Module METODOLOGIE E TECNICHE DI RIABILITAZIONE GERIATRICA - MED/48 - 2 CFU

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Learning Objectives

• Riabilitazione Neuropsicologica
  

  To acquire knowledge of neurology useful to set up a project of rehabilitation to patients with cognitive and neuropsychiatric disease

• MEDICINA FISICA E RIABILITATIVA
  

  Lessons are divided in two different parts: the first generic and basic will provide the student issues of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and how to perform clinical exam mandatory for the successive realization of individualized rehabilitative plan. The second part, structured as clinical case presentation, will give the student knowledge of main neurological diseases and more in details the rehabilitative aspects of each specific disease: stroke, dementia, Parkinson, polineuropathy, multiple sclerosis, miopathies, etc. Furthermore spasticity, ataxia, hypostenia, disability evaluation instruments and international classification of functioning will be dealt with

• METODOLOGIE E TECNICHE DI RIABILITAZIONE GERIATRICA
  

  The course aims at providing students with the knowledge of the methodology of observation, evaluation and rehabilitation treatment of elderly patients, with special attention to the most frequent pathologies and the presence of comorbidities. At the end of the course the students will have to know what goals it is possible reach by rehabilitation in elderly patients and know the tools to reach them, they will have to be able to plan and perform preventive and rehabilitative interventions.

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Detailed Course Content

• Riabilitazione Neuropsicologica
  

  Principles of Neuropsychological evaluation and rehabilitation strategies in stroke patients and dementing illness

  Aphasia, Apraxia, Neglect, Agnosia, Amnesia, Executive dysfunction syndrome

  Mood and behaviour disorders.

• METODOLOGIE E TECNICHE DI RIABILITAZIONE GERIATRICA
  

  Aging: general aspects.

  Theories of aging.

  Predisposing factors for the decrease or loss of self-sufficiency in an elderly patient.

  Assessment and rehabilitation prognosis of the elderly patient.

  The "fragile" elderly person

  THE MOST FREQUENT DISEASES IN GERIATRIC AGE

  Stroke.

  Parkinson's disease.

  Chronic Osteoarticular pain.

  Ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

  Cognitive decline and dementia.

  Immobilization syndrome.

  Bedsores.

  Fractures in the elderly.

  PREVENTION OF THE FALLS

  The falls in senile age.

  The assessment of the risk of falling in the elderly.

  The rehabilitation program for the prevention of fractures.

  Assistive devices for ambulation and postural management of the elderly patient.

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Textbook Information

• Riabilitazione Neuropsicologica
  

  La Neurologia di Bergamini. AA: B. Bergamasco, R. Mutani. Libreria Cortina Torino

  Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association . Stroke 2016

• MEDICINA FISICA E RIABILITATIVA
  

  Compendio di Neuroriabilitazione

  Verduci editore

• METODOLOGIE E TECNICHE DI RIABILITAZIONE GERIATRICA
  
  1. Baccini M., Bernabei R., Marchionni N., Paci M. - Riabilitare la persona anziana - Ed. Elsevier
  2. Carlo Cristini, Alessandro Porro, Marcello Cesa-Bianchi - Le capacità di recupero dell'anziano. Modelli, strumenti e interventi per i professionisti della salute – Franco Angeli Editore

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