Syllabus

1. Clinical anatomy of the brain I.

a. Microscopic anatomy of the brain

b. Brain anatomy with a focus on functional systems

2. Clinical anatomy of the brain II.

a. Microsurgical anatomy of the brain

b. Brain imaging methods

3. Brain development and children brain

a. Brain development

b. Development of brain functions in childhood

4. Functional examination methods

a. Electrophysiological methods in clinical praxis

b. Methods of imaging brain circulation, metabolism and function

5. Spine and spinal cord

a. Functional, anatomy of the spinal cord and the spinal channel

b. Imaging of the spinal cord and the spinal channel

6. Consciousness

a. Consciousness

b. Disorders of consciousness

7. Body movement and position

a. Functional anatomy of the motor and sensitive nervous system

b. Clinical image of movement and gait disorders

8. Sight and hearing

a. Sight disorders and their clinical examination

b. Hearing disorders and their clinical examination

9. Speech

a. Function of the speech centers

b. Speech disorders and their examination in clinical praxis

10. Limbic system

a. Limbic system and its function

b. Sexual behaviour and its basic disorders

11. Learning and memory

a. Neurophysiological basis of memory disorders

b. Clinical approaches for examination of memory disorders

12. Neurophysiological basis of psychiatry

a. Neurotransmitters and behavior

b. Basic terms in psychiatry