Syllabus
Syllabus - Neurointensive Care and Emergencies in Neurology
Characteristics: The aim of the course is to introduce a recent addition to family of neurology subspecialties: Neurointensive care. At the beginning of each lecture will be given a short summary of problem for students from the 4th year. Majority of course curriculum is not discussed at regular neurology curriculum in the 5th year. Participants will be acquainted with basic principles of neurointensive care, possibilities of neuromonitoring and differential diagnosis of comatose patients. The most important disorders will be discussed in separate lectures (such as stroke, brain hemorrhage, status epilepticus). At the closing of the lectures will be presented take-home messages for the most serious neurologic emergencies.
Course duration:3 days at Department of Neurology, 2 days at Department of Paediatric Neurology
Syllabus:
Department of Neurology
Monday 14.00 - 15.00 Neurointensive care primer: primary and secondary injury, intracranial hypertension and brain edema, cerebral perfusion, neuromonitoring. Tomek, 60 minutes 15.00 - 16.00 Disorders of consciousness. Tomek, 60 minutes 16.00 - 17.00 Neurotraumatology - cranial and spinal. Černý, Jeřábek, 60 minut
Tuesday 14.00 - 15.00 Ischemic stroke - recanalization therapy, penumbra concept and acute care. Šarbochová, 60 minutes 15.00 - 16.00 Hemorrhagic stroke - intracerebral and subarachnoid. Tomek, 60 minutes 16.00 - 17.00 Status epilepticus, symptomatic epileptic seizures. Marusič, 60 minutes
Monday 14.00 - 15:00 Neuromuscular diseases in intensive care - AIDP, MG. Mazanec, 60 minutes 15.00 - 16.00 Neuroinfections. Zárubová, Černý, 60 minutes 15.30 - 16.45 Symptom oriented take-home message - handbook for medical students and non-neurologists outside NICU. Tomek, 60 minutes
Department of Paediatric Neurology
Thursday 14.00 - 17.00 Paediatric neurology emergencies. Komárek, Zumrová, Kraus, 180 minutes
Friday 14.00 - 15.30 Paediatric epilepsy - diagnostics and therapy. Komárek, Kršek, 90 minutes 15.30 - 17.00 Diagnostic methods in acute paediatric neurology. Komárek, Kršek, Petrák, Zumrová, 90 minutes 17.00 - closure, credits. 24. 9. 2012 MUDr. Aleš Tomek