Course Syllabus
Obiettivi
Learn about the clinical presentation, assessment, and management of patients with neuromuscular and spinal cord disorders, CNS infections, prion diseases, and autoimmune encephalitis; assess disorders of consciousness; and gain mechanistic insights into neurodegeneration.
Contenuti sintetici
Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscolar disorders (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, immune-mediated and toxic-metabolic polyneuropathies, focal entrapment mononeuropathies), spinal cord disorders, central nervous system infections, prion disease, autommune and paraneoplastic encephalitis, disorders of consciousness; electromyography (EMG) and mechanisms of neurodegeneration
Programma esteso
Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscolar disorders (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, immune-mediated and toxic-metabolic polyneuropathies, focal entrapment mononeuropathies), spinal cord disorders, central nervous system infections, autommune and paraneoplastic encephalitis, disorders of consciousness; electromyography (EMG) and mechanisms of neurodegeneration
Prerequisiti
Neuroscience 1 exam passed
Modalità didattica
In-person lectures
Materiale didattico
Slides on e-learning by Prof. Simone Beretta
Textbook (optional): Oxford Handbook of Neurology (https://academic.oup.com/book/30061)
Periodo di erogazione dell'insegnamento
First semester
Modalità di verifica del profitto e valutazione
Oral examination
Orario di ricevimento
Contact by email to
simome.beretta@unimib.it
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Aims
Learn about the clinical presentation, assessment, and management of patients with neuromuscular and spinal cord disorders, CNS infections, prion diseases, and autoimmune encephalitis; assess disorders of consciousness; and gain mechanistic insights into neurodegeneration.
Contents
Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscolar disorders (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, immune-mediated and toxic-metabolic polyneuropathies, focal entrapment mononeuropathies), spinal cord disorders, central nervous system infections, prion disease, autommune and paraneoplastic encephalitis, disorders of consciousness; electromyography (EMG) and mechanisms of neurodegeneration
Detailed program
Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscolar disorders (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, immune-mediated and toxic-metabolic polyneuropathies, focal entrapment mononeuropathies), spinal cord disorders, central nervous system infections, autommune and paraneoplastic encephalitis, disorders of consciousness; electromyography (EMG) and mechanisms of neurodegeneration
Prerequisites
Neuroscience 1 exam passed
Teaching form
In-person lectures
Textbook and teaching resource
Slides on e-learning by Prof. Simone Beretta
Textbook (optional): Oxford Handbook of Neurology (https://academic.oup.com/book/30061)
Semester
First semester
Assessment method
Oral examination
Office hours
Contact by email to
simome.beretta@unimib.it
