Syllabus of Neurology and Neurophysiology for a “Physiotherapy programme” at
               1^st Department of Neurology, Medical School of  Masaryk University.

                          Lectures of a summer term – school year 2017/18



1.

Parkinson's disease

Signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinsonian syndromes, differential diagnosis.

Neurodegenerative disorders

Spinocerebellar ataxias, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Differential diagnosis of gait disorders.


20.2.2018                                                                             MUDr. Jiří
Búřil


2.

Infections of nervous systems

Encephalitis, myelitis, meningitis. Brain and spinal cord abscess. Neuroborreliosis. Role of CSF
examination in neurology, indications and contraindications of spinal tap.


27.2.2018                                                                             MUDr. Eva
Pešlová


3.

Hyperkinesias and dystonias

Phenomenology of hyperkinesias:  tremor, chorea, balism, myoclonus, tics, torsion dystonia.
Diagnostic and therapeutic approach of hyperkinetic disorders.


6.3.2018                                                                              MUDr. Ivona
Morávková


4.

Tumours of central nervous system

Tumours of brain and meninges, symptomatology of expansive processes in cranium and spinal column.


13.3.2018                                                                             MUDr. Jan
Vinklárek


5.

Neuropsychology

Content of the field, diagnostics, scales, psychotherapy.


20.3.2018                                                                             PhDr. Sabina
Goldemundová

6.

Epilepsy and epileptic syndromes.

Classification of epilepsies, clinical symptomatology of focal and generalized epileptic seizures,
lifestyle  of patients with epilepsy.


27.3.2018                                                                             MUDr. Barbora
Deutschová

7.

Acute Neurology I

Stroke, brain hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage.


3.4.2018                                                                               MUDr. Jiří
Búřil


8.

Acute Neurology II

Neurotraumatology, brain concussion and contusion, status epilepticus, malign neuroleptic syndrome.

Examination of comatous patient

Disorders of consciousness. Brain death.


10.4.2018                                                                             MUDr. Ivona
Morávková


9.

Differential diagnostic of back pain

Radicular syndromes, radicular and pseudo radicular irritation, spinal cord lesion, sacroiliacal
joint disorders.

Disorders of Neural Plexi.

Disease of plexus brachialis, diseases of plexus lumbosacralis. Clinical symptoms, neurophysiology.
Tunnel syndromes.


17.4.2018                                                                             MUDr. Jiří
Búřil

10.

Autoimmune disorders of central nerve system Multiple sclerosis, pathophysiology, pathology,
diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Neuromuscular junction disorders. Polyneuropathy and
polyneuritis

Pathophysiology, pathology, and therapy of peripheral nerves. Role of EMG in diagnostic approach to
peripheral nerves.


24.4.2018                                                                             MUDr. Jiří
Búřil

11.

1.5.2018 HOLIDAY


12.

8.5.2018 HOLIDAY








13.

Headache

Classification, pathophysiology, pathology, prevention and therapy. Treatment of migraine headache.


15.5.2018                                                                             MUDr. Pavel
Řehulka


14.

Dementia

Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemproal dementia, differential diagnosis and
treatment of dementia.

Credit


22.5.2018                                                                              MUDr. Martin
Pail



                   The lectures are held in Study room (building C1, 6 th floor)

              of  1^st Department of Neurology, every Tuesday between 8:30-9:20 a.m.