Syllabus
The anatomicaly substantiated topical diagnostics is the basis for localization of lesions of the brain, spinal cord, the peripheral neuron, and of muscular, joint or vertebrogenic lesions.
Neurological diagnostics need to consider also a possible presence of other speciality diseases - most importantly those of internal medicine - which affect the nervous system. Also traumatic and other physical influences (e.g. radiation) should be taken into account.
The cerebrovascular field is linked with consequences of atherosclerosis, the inflam-matory diseases with basic knowledge of Cerebrospinal fluid data, disturbances of conscious-ness with knowledge of EEG, neuromuscular diseases need good orientation in EMG, dementia and higher nervous activity disturbances are completed with neuropsychology. Neurooncology and vertebrogenic disorders are supported by an expertise in neuroradiologic imaging. In all steps of this study the relation of a proper history taking and analysis with results of an objective examination and ancilliary methods is permanently stressed.
Annotation
This course, composed of 60 teaching hours, includes, apart of neurological tution, 7 hours of pharmacology, 6 hours of pathological anatomy and 11 hours of pathological physiology. It operates with and further develops neurological propedeutics of 20 hours extent, performed in the 3rd year.
"Disorders of Nervous System" in the 4th year present in this module an educational phase, which preceeds the completing of neurological teaching in the 5th year. The knowledge of this course will be completed consequently by an advanced clinical and practical view and a study of ancilliary clinical methods.
The course "Disorders of Nervous System" makes the students acquainted in the form of seminars and practical exercises with the steps of central nervous system examination and assessing diagnoses in 9 basic neurological categories: Cerebrovascular diseases of the brain and spinal cord, Inflammatory diseases, Disturbances of consciousness (vigilance, sleep, epilepsy), Neuromuscular diseases, Autoimmune disturbances, Dementia and higher nervous activity disorders, Neurooncology, Vertebrogenic pain and disorders, Toxic affections of the nervous system.