SPc310 Neurology

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. MUDr. Petr Kachlík, Ph.D. MSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Hana Ošlejšková, Ph.D.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
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
Abstract
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: Anatomy of nervous system, neuron and reflexive activity, motor, sensitive ans peripheral nerve and vegetative autonomous system, brain nerves, reticular formation of cerebral stem, cerebral cortex, functional asymmetry of cerebral hemispheres, symbolic functions, consciousness and sleep, infantile cerebral palsy, mini cerebral dysfunctions, epileptic syndromes, headaches, infantile neurosis, head and spinal injuries.
Learning outcomes
• The student knows the basic concepts of neurology for the needs of special educators;
• can apply the acquired knowledge in educating a pupil with special educational needs.
Key topics
Anatomy of nervous system, neuron and reflexive activity, motor, sensitive ans peripheral nerve and vegetative autonomous system, brain nerves, reticular formation of cerebral stem, cerebral cortex, functional asymmetry of cerebral hemispheres, symbolic functions, consciousness and sleep, infantile cerebral palsy, mini cerebral dysfunctions, epileptic syndromes, headaches, infantile neurosis, head and spinal injuries.
Study resources and literature
  • ŠLAPAL, Radomír. Vývojová neurologie pro speciální pedagogy. Brno: Paido, 2007, 53 stran. ISBN 9788073151607. info
  • ŠLAPAL, Radomír. Komplexní postoj k léčbě epilepsií na prahu 3. tisíciletí - obecné principy (The complex attitude towards to treatment of epilepsies on threshold of the third millenary.). Causa subita. Praha: I.M.P., 2002, vol. 5, No 5, p. 224 - 226. ISSN 1212-0197. info
  • ŠLAPAL, Radomír. Dětská neurologie pro speciální pedagogy. Brno: Paido, 1996, 42 s. ISBN 8085931176. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Seminar.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Written test, 30 questions, required 65 % correct answers.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/jaro2025/SPc310/index.qwarp?fakulta=1441;obdobi=9465;zuv=1568691
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
Teacher's information
Detailed information will be provided by the teacher at the beginning of the semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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