Syllabus of neurology and neurophysiology courses within a bachelor programme “Physiotherapy” –
     foreign students (2^nd Year) at 1^st Department of Neurology Faculty of Medicine Masaryk
                  University. Lectures in autumn term of a school year 2017/2018.

1.       Neurology and neurophysiology – the content of study. History in neurology. Reflexology,
proprioceptive and exteroceptive reflexes.

19.9.2017
   Eva Pešlová, MD


2.       Cranial nerves I-XII, physiology, pathology. Bulbar and pseudobulbar syndrome.

26.9.2017
   Kristína Saxunová, MD


3.       Pyramidal syndrome, pathological reflexes in pyramidal tract, classification of pareses,
main characteristics.

3.10.2017
   Eva Pešlová, MD


4.       Extrapyramidal system, structure and functions, dyskinesis and dystonia, parkinsonian
syndrome.

10.10.2017
  Barbora Sklenárová, MD

5.       Sensory system, proprioception, exteroception, spinal cord syndromes, syndrome of
transversal lesion of spinal cord, disorders of sensation,  syndrome of spinal cord hemisection,
syndrome of cauda equina.

17.10.2017
  Kristýna Saxunová, MD


6.       Cerebellum, structure and functions. Palleocerebellar syndrome, neocerebellar syndrome.
Disorders of consciousness, quantitative disorders of consciousness, scale of disorders of
consciousness, quantitative disorders of consciousness.


24.10.2017
  Barbora Deutschová, MD


7.       Structure and functions of meninges, hematoencephalic barrier, meningeal syndrome,
syndrome of intracranial hypertension, hydrocephalus.


31.10.2017
  Barbora Deutschová, MD


8.       Structure and function of spine. Examination of spine, principles of manipulation therapy.
Radicular syndromes, history, clinical signs, radicular syndromes on upper and lower extremities.
Radicular vs pseudoradicular syndrome.

7.11.2017
   Jiří Búřil, MD



9.       Symbolic functions and their disorders: disorders of speech, alexia, agraphia, acalculia,
gnostic disorders, disorders of praxis.

14.11.2017
  Tomáš Boušek, MD

10.   Supplemental examination in neurology – imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, SPECT, PET)

21.11.2017
  Eva Pešlová, MD



11.   Supplemental examination in neurology - neurophysiological (EEG, EMG, EP)

28.11.2017
  Tomáš Boušek, MD


12.   Gait and stability disorders - spastic gait, cerebellar gait, gait in lesions of peripheral
nerves and plexuses, differential diagnostics of gait disorders. Synkinesia, postural instability.

5.12.2017
   Jan Vinklárek, MD


13.   Examination algorithm in neurology, repetition of neurological examination

12.12.2017
  Barbora Sklenárová, MD

       14.  Credit test. (IS MU)

19.12.2017
  Irena Doležalová, MD



    The lectures take place in the Lecture room, building B1 – 5^th floor in St. Anne's Faculty
                                             hospital,

                                  every Tuesday at 9:45 – 10:30.