aZLNE0811c Neurology - practice

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. MUDr. Eva Vlčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. MUDr. Marek Baláž, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. MUDr. Martina Bočková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. MUDr. Irena Doležalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Lenka Krajčovičová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. MUDr. Martin Pail, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Ondřej Strýček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Eva Vlčková, Ph.D.
Department of Neurology – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Neurology – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
aZLPA0622p Pathology II - lecture && aZLPF0622p Pathophysiology II - lecture && aZLLM0522p Medical Microbiology II-lect. && aZLIP061p Clin.Introd.to Int.Med.-lect. && aZLFA0722c Pharmacology II - pract.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the basic knowledge about: - key principles of clinical neurological examination; - the most important neurological symptoms and syndromes; - topical neurological diagnosis and differential diagnosis in the most important neurological diagnostic units; - indication of the most frequently used paraclinical examinations in neurological patients and the interpretation of their most important results.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the students should be able to:
- understand and explain the basics and principles of neurology;
- work with information on the medical history and neurological examination to establish the symptoms and to derive syndromes of the neurological disorders;
- make reasoned decisions about the topical diagnosis and differential diagnosis based on the symptomatology;
- make deductions based on acquired knowledge in the field of neurology;
- indicate and interpret basic paraclinical examinations used in neurological patients.
Syllabus
  • Clinical neurological examination, neurological propedeutics, semiology and syndromology. Main focus is put on the examination of cranial nerves. Furthermore, following topics will be adressed:
  • - taking neurological history;
  • - reflexology, palsies, pyramidal signs;
  • - sensory examination;
  • - extrapyramidal and cerebellar signs;
  • - examination of spine and spinal cord;
  • - disorders of the stance and walking;
  • - meningeal syndrome, intracranial hypo- and hypertension;
  • - uncousciousness;
  • - developmental neurology, neurological examination of pediatric patients.
Literature
    required literature
  • VIVEKANANDA, Umesh. Crash Course Neurology. Edited by Philip Xiu - Shreelata Datta. 5th edition. [Edinburgh?]: Elsevier, 2019. xi, 278. ISBN 9780702073854.
    recommended literature
  • Greenberg DA, Aminoff MJ, Simon RP. Lange Clinical Neurology, 11th Edition. McGraw Hill, 2020. xiii, 464. ISBN-10: 1260458350, ISBN-13: ‎978-1260458350
  • RŮŽIČKA, Evžen; Karel ŠONKA; Petr MARUSIČ and Robert RUSINA. Neurologie. 1. vydání. Praha: Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2019, xxxix, 541. ISBN 9788075536815. info
  • ŠTOURAČ, Pavel; Josef BEDNAŘÍK; Milan BRÁZDIL; Zdeněk KADAŇKA; Petr KAŇOVSKÝ; Marek MECHL; Jiří PRÁŠEK; Ivan REKTOR; Irena REKTOROVÁ and Radomír ŠLAPAL. Učebnice obecné neurologie (Textbook of General Neurology). 2., přepracované. Brno: Masarykova universita v Brně, 2003, 197 pp. ISBN 80-210-3309-6. info
  • Učebnice speciální neurologie. Edited by Zdeněk Kadaňka. 3., přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 302 s. ISBN 9788021053205. info
  • ŠPINAR, Jindřich and Ondřej LUDKA. Propedeutika a vyšetřovací metody vnitřních nemocí. 2., přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013, 336 s. ISBN 9788024743561. info
  • Učebnice speciální dětské neurologie : pro studenty 4. a 5. ročníku LF MU s rozšířenou výukou pediatrie (Special Pediatric Neurology for students of the 4th and 5th years, Medical Faculty, Masaryk University, with extended education in pediatrics). Edited by Hana Ošlejšková. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 123 s. ISBN 9788021056596. info
Teaching methods
Internship + workshops including the practical lectures. Based on the epidemiological situation, interactive synchronous online teaching might be used for the workshops.
Assessment methods
Oral final exam (for details, please see Neurology - Lecture)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught in blocks.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
The course takes place in one of the following neurological clinics according to the timetable: - Neurological Clinic of the Brno University Hospital (FN Brno) - 1st Department of Neurology of the St. Anne's University Hospital (FN USA) The course starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. every day. The students come to the lecture room of the respective department: - NK FN Brno, Jihlavská 20, 12th floor of the main building (L) - NK FN USA, Pekařská 53, building C1, 6th floor On the first day of the course, an introduction to neurological propedeutics and neurological examination will be given and practiced. The rest of the course consists of a clinical part and focused workshops with specialists in particular fields of neurology. WE WISH TO REMIND STUDENTS THAT THE TIMETABLE OF THE COURSE CAN'T BE CHANGED (except for some very serious reasons - stay abroad, long-term illness). More detailed information (including the timetable of your course) can be found on the notice boards in the secretariats of each department. You can also ask the deputy head of the department (for education): - In FN Brno: Associate Professor Eva Vlčková, MD, PhD (vlckova.eva@fnbrno.cz) - In FN USA: Associate Professor Martin Pail, MD, PhD (martin.pail@fnusa.cz) - In FDN: Associate Professor Hana Ošlejšková, MD, PhD (oslejskova.hana@fnbrno.cz).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.
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