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Master's Degree in Tropical Neurology and Infectious Diseases

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  • 60 ECTS
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  • € 41 / ECTS
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Introduction to Tropical Neurology

Epidemiology and basic techniques for studying infectious and tropical diseases

Module 1.- Tropical Epidemiology
  1. Introduction. History of Neurology and Tropical Medicine.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Michel Dumas and Marcelo Cruz.
  2. Epidemiology of tropical diseases and their impact on the central nervous system (CNS). Geographical differences between the areas of Latin America and south-east Asia. Neglected diseases. Action programmes – World Health Organisation. Classification. Pathology of infections of the CNS caused by parasites. New emerging diseases.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s): José Muñoz.
  3. Impact of diseases imported into developed countries. Fever in returnees.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Quim Gascón
Module 2. - Introduction to neurovirology and neuroparasitology
  1. Neurovirology. Methods for the isolation and direct detection of new virus.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Mari Paz Sánchez Seco.
  2. Introduction to microbiology. Cultures and bacterial immunodiagnostic techniques. Basic neuroimmunology and serological studies in cerebrospinal fluid.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Germán Seseña.
  3. Diagnostic techniques in Parasitology. Immunodiagnosis of parasitic diseases.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  J. Van Hellemond.

Viral Infections of the central nervous system

Module 3.- Meningoencephalitis of viral origin
  1. Epidemiology of viral meningoencephalitis at a global level. Aetiology of viral meningitis imported into Europe and developed countries. Encephalitis due to Arbovirus, Flavivirus and emerging virus. Equine encephalitis. Lassa fever. Viral haemorrhagic fevers.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Fernando de Ory.
  2. Diagnosis and treatment of viral meningoencephalitis. Neurological complications arising from infection by West Nile virus.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  JC García-Moncó.
  3. Neurological complications arising from herpes virus. Viral encephalitis due to herpes simplex and varicella zoster virus. Neurological complications arising from infection by West Nile virus.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  J.P. Stahl.
  4. Dengue. Neurological complications arising from the dengue virus.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Ole Wichman.
  5. Japanese encephalitis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Mari Paz Sánchez.
  6. Epidemiology of rabies worldwide, transmission cycle of rabies and lyssavirus diagnostic techniques.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Florence Ribadeu-Dumas
  7. History of rabies. Neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations of rabies. Neurological diagnosis and treatment.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Juan Gómez Alonso
  8. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  R.K. Garg.
Module 4.- Neurological complications arising from HIV infection
  1. Aseptic meningitis. CIDP. Polyneuropathy and multiple mononeuropathy. Myopathy due to HIV. Vacuolar myelopathy. HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder. CNS immune reconstitution syndrome.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Marcelo Corti and Maria F. Villafañe.
  2. Introduction to opportunistic infections of the CNS within the context of HIV infection: cryptococcosis, CNS lymphoma, toxoplasmosis, encephalitis and radiculitis due to CMV, varicella zoster and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in AIDS.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Marcelo Corti.
  3. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Diego Cadavid.
Module 5.- Viral myelopathies
  1. Acute poliomyelitis and post-polio syndrome. Acute myelopathies due to enterovirus and other virus, with the exception of HIV.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Francisco Javier Carod-Artal.
  2. Tropical spastic paraparesis / myelopathy associated to the HTLV-I virus.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Ana Treviño.

Bacterial infections of the CNS

Module 6.- Acute meningoencephalitis of a non-viral origin
  1. Acute bacterial meningitis. Diagnosis and therapeutic update.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  JC García -Moncó.
  2. Eosinophilic meningitis. Classification, aetiology and differential diagnosis. Neurological complications arising from amoebiasis. Granulomatous encephalitis due to free-living amoebae.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  MJ Pinazo.
Module 7.- Chronic meningitis and CNS abscesses
  1. Neurotuberculosis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  José M. Miro and Christian Manzardo.
  2. Neurosyphilis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Miguel Angel Conde Sendin.
  3. Neurobrucellosis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  José Ramón Ara.
  4. Neuro-Lyme.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  JC García Moncó.
  5. Brain abscess. Spinal epidural abscess. Subdural empyema. Arachnoiditis, aetiology and development.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Jeyaraj Pandian.

Infections by Protozo

Module 8.- Neurological complications of malaria
  1. Malaria. Cerebral malaria. Epilepsy after cerebral malaria.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Quique Bassat.
Module 9.- Neurological complications of American trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease
  1. Acute meningoencephalitis. Brain chagoma. Chagas-related stroke.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Francisco Javier Carod-Artal.
Module 10.- Other infections of the CNS caused by protozoa
  1. African trypanosomiasis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Courtioux B. and Bisser S.
  2. Cerebral toxoplasmosis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  José M. Miro and Míriam Álvarez.

Helminthiasis

Module 11.- Neurological complications arising from helminthiasis (I). Neuroschistosomiasis
  1. Cerebral and medullar neuroschistosomiasis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Francisco Javier Carod-Artal.
Module 12.- Neurocysticercosis
  1. Cerebral, ocular and spinal neurocysticercosis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Oscar del Brutto.
  2. Neurological complications of echinococcosis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s): Thomas Junghanss.

Slow infections. CNS Mycosis. Prion Diseases

Module 13.- Mycosis of the central nervous system
  1. Mucormycosis. Cryptococcosis. Coccidioidomycosis. Aspergillosis. Other fungal infections of the CNS. Update on diagnosis and treatment. Histoplasmosis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Livio Pagano.
Module 14.- Prion diseases
  1. Kuru. Creutzfeldt-Jakob. Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s): Juan José Zarranz

Particularities of neurological diseases in tropical regions

Module 15.- Epilepsy in the tropics
  1. Epidemiology. Aetiology, diagnosis and treatment.
    Lecturer/Professor:  P.M.Preux.
Module 16.- Particularities of stroke in tropical regions
  1. Strokes in the tropics. Other causes of strokes. Takayasu.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Ayrton Massaro.
  2. Septic cerebral venous thrombosis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Jose Ferro.
  3. Subacute endocarditis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Andreas Hartmann.
Module 17.- Dementia in tropical regions
  1. Epidemiology, aetiology and socio-demographic changes in dementias. Ageing and the impact of dementia at a global level and in developing countries.
Module 18.- Multiple sclerosis at a global level and in tropical regions
  1. Diagnostic criteria and therapeutic update. Variants of multiple sclerosis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Oscar Fernández.
  2. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis. Optic neuritis. Neuromyelitis optica, Devic and opticospinal syndromes.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Inmaculada  Bonaventura Ibars.
  3. Neurological manifestations of autoimmune diseases; differential diagnosis MS. Neurosarcoidosis.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Celia Oreja-Guevara.
Module 19.- Post-infectious movement disorders
  1. Post-encephalitic Parkinsonism. Sydenham's chorea.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Juan Carlos Martínez Castrillo and Iñigo Corral Corral.
Module 20.- Neuropathies and myopathies caused by infections
  1. Peripheral neuropathies caused by infection. Neuropathic leprosy.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Eduardo Gutiérrez Rivas.
  2. Polymyositis. Inflammatory myopathies due to infectious and post-infectious causes.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Eduardo Gutiérrez Rivas.
Module 21.- Tropical neuro-ophthalmology
  1. Tropical diseases that cause ocular disorders.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Spinello Antinori.

Tropical Neurotoxicology

Module 22.- Neurotoxic and deficiency syndromes of the CNS in the tropics
  1. Deficiencies and nutritional syndromes in tropical regions that give rise to disorders in the CNS. Konzo. Lathyrism.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  J. Llorens.
  2. Neurotoxic syndromes.

    Bacterial toxins: Tetanus. Botulism.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Germán Seseña.

    Poisons from spiders.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s): Oscar Del Brutto.

    Poisons from snakes.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s): Germán Seseña.

    Marine neurotoxins.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  M. Arias.

    Neurotoxic plants and neurotoxic syndromes caused by seeds, plants and fungi.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Francisco Javier Carod-Artal.

    Organophosphates. Heavy metals.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  M. Arias.

Module 23.- Mental disease in tropical regions
  1. Mental disease in tropical regions.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Blanca Bolea.
  2. Transcultural studies in Neurology.
    Lecturer(s)/Professor(s):  Francisco Javier Carod-Artal.
  3. Social determinants of Mental Health in developing countries.
    Professor: Sabine Bährer-Kohler

Final Project

Students will be required to submit a Final Master’s Degree Project consisting of researching and writing a scientific assignment related to Tropical Neurology. The following options will be available: clinical review of a pathology, systematic review and/or meta-analysis of a particular disease or therapy, a clinical research paper or a series of Tropical Neurology cases. Publication in a biomedical journal indexed in Medline will be an additional stimulus and goal, and will be considered a merit when it comes to evaluating or assessing the practical work that has been carried out. The Final Master’s Degree Project will be supervised by the Director or by one of the lecturers/Lecturer(s)/Professor(s)s giving the course.

The International Master's Degree in Tropical Neurology has the folloeing academic structure:

Theoretical

46 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System)

Final Master Project

14 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System)

Míriam Álvarez Martínez
Hospital Clínic-University of Barcelona - CRESIB (Research Centre in International Health), Barcelona, Spain.
Spinello Antinori
Department of Biomedicine and Clinical Science.  University of Milan. Italy
José Ramón Ara
Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet. Saragossa, Spain. 
Manuel Arias
Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Sabine Bährer-Kohler
Dr Bährer-Kohler& Partners, Basel, Switzerland.
Quique Bassat
CRESIB (Research Centre in International Health), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.
Sylvie Bisser
Institut de Neurologie Tropicale. Limoges, France.
Blanca Bolea
TrinCay Medical Services. Camana Bay, Cayman Islands.
Inmaculada Bonaventura Ibars
Hospital Universitario Mutua de Terrassa. Terrassa, Spain.
Diego Cadavid
Biogen Idec. Cambridge, MA, United Staes.
Francisco Javier Carod-Artal
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona). Barcelona, Spain.
Miguel Angel Conde Sendin
Hospital Infanta Leonor-Hospital Virgen de la Torre. Madrid, Spain.
Iñigo Corral Corral
Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
Marcelo Corti
Hospital de Infecciosas F. J. Muñiz. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Bertrand Courtioux
University of Limoges. Limoges, France.
Marcelo Cruz
Academia Ecuatoriana de Neurociencias. Quito, Ecuador.
Oscar del Brutto
Hospital-Clínica Kennedy. Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Víctor J. del Brutto
Hospital-Clínica Kennedy. Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Fernando de Ory
Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid, Spain.
Michel Dumas
Institut de Neurologie Tropicale. University of Limoges. Limoges, France.
Oscar Fernández
Hospital Universitario de Málaga. Málaga, Spain.
Jose Ferro
Hospital Santa Maria-Universidade de Lisboa. Lisbon, Portugal.
Juan Carlos García-Moncó
Hospital de Galdakao-Usansolo. Galdakao, Biscay, Spain.
Ravindra Kumar Garg
Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University. Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India.
Joaquim Gascón
CRESIB (Research Centre in International Health), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.
Juan Gómez Alonso
Hospital Universitario Xeral-Cíes. Vigo, Spain.
Eduardo Gutiérrez Rivas
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid, Spain.
Andreas Hartmann
Klinikum Frankfurt. Frankfurt, Germany.
Jaap Van Hellemond
Erasmus University Medical Centre Rotterdam and Harbour Hospital. Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Thomas Junghanss
Section Clinical Tropical Medicine Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany.
Jordi Llorens
University of Barcelona. L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Christian Manzardo
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.
Juan Carlos Martínez Castrillo
Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
Ayrton Massaro
Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
José M. Miro
Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS). Hospital Clinic-University of Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.
José Muñoz
CRESIB (Research Centre in International Health), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.
Celia Oreja-Guevara
Hospital Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Livio Pagano
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Rome, Italy.
María Jesús Pinazo
CRESIB (Research Centre in International Health), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.
Jeyaraj Pandian
Betty Cowan Research and Innovation Centre (BCRIC). Christian Medical College. Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Pierre Marie Preux
Institut d’Épidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale-University of Limoges. Limoges, France.
Florence Ribadeau-Dumas
Laboratoire LEGOS, Université Paris Dauphine. Paris, France.
Mari Paz Sánchez Seco
Laboratorio de Arbovirus y Enfermedades Víricas Importadas. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid, Spain.
Germán Seseña del Olmo
Hospital Virgen de la Luz. Cuenca, Spain.
Jean Paul Stahl
Université Joseph-Fourier Grenoble 1. Grenoble, France.
Ana Treviño
Laboratorio de Medicina Interna. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Puerta de Hierro. Madrid, Spain.
María F. Villafañe
Hospital de Infecciosas F. J. Muñiz. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ole Wichman
Robert Koch Institute. Berlin, Germany.
Juan José Zarranz
Hospital de Cruces. Bilbao, Spain.
José Fernando Gómez Montes
Universidad de Caldas. Manizales, Colombia.
 

Methodology

  • Totally online, permanently interactive course.
  • Includes educational materials, tutorials and academic guidance of exercises, in addition to ongoing monitoring.
  • 52 weeks of class, which altogether will be worth 60 ECTS credits (46 theory + 16 for the compulsory final project).
  • During the weeks devoted to each unit, students will be able to consult the lecturer or lecturers responsible for tutoring that unit.
  • Students will have to take an exam to evaluate each of the units. The exam will consist in a series of multiple choice questions that will be answered using the online platform.

Assessment

  • Assessment of the Master's Course will be based on multiple choice questions for each of the units in the course and on the grade obtained in the final project.
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