Associate professor: Dra Ester Esteban de Antonio, eesteban@uic.es
Introduction
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the health crisis caused by COVID-19, the teaching staff will promptly communicate how this may effect
the teaching methodologies and activities as well as the assessment.
Pathophysiology of disorders in the Nervous System is the set of basic scientific and practical knowledge necessary to recognize the developmental mechanisms of disease processes and allows students to acquire the methods and techniques of diagnosing the diseases in this system.
This course implies that students acquire theoretical knowledge, skills and the attitudes necessary for learning the neurological pathology throughout the rest of curricular academic degree in Physiotherapy.
Pre-course requirements
The student must have basic knowledge of the structure and function of the human body in order to understand the different pathological situations that occur in the body
Objectives
The overall objective of this subject is to get to know the patients as well as the diseases and therefore, the students gain knowledge of the pathophysiological mechanisms of disease through a comprehensive and systematic viewpoint from the patient and neurological disease.
The specific objectives are:
To acquire an integrated overall view of the mechanisms that alter the normal functions of the various structures and connections that make up the nervous system.
Understand the importance of the clinical history.
Identify and interpret the main clinical manifestations indicative of disease.
Differentiates between the signs of normal and abnormal organ function.
Know the principles of the additional tests used in order to study and differentiate normal and pathological functions as well as their precise indications in Neurology.
Competencies
01 - The ability to analysis and synthesis.
02 - The ability to organise and synthesize
05 - The ability to manage information.
06 - To have comprehensive problem-solving skills.
07 - Demonstrate decision-making skills.
09 - Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
10 - Develop autonomous learning skills.
11 - The ability to adapt to new situations.
20 - Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, emphasising the dynamic interrelationship between structure and function, in particular of the musculoskeletal, the nervous and the cardiorespiratory systems.
28.3 - Show respect, appreciation and sensitivity towards the work of others.
29.1 - Demonstrate a committment to ongoing learning and self-improvement.
37.5 - Knowledge of the profession's deontological ethics codes
39 - Knowledge of general aspects of exogenous and endogenous diseases related to physiotherapy for all the biological systems and the corresponding medical, surgical, orthopedic and physiotherapy treatments.
40 - Knowledge about, physiological, functional and behavioral changes that occur after physiotherapeutic intervention.
47 - Ability to assess the patient's/client's functional status, taking into account his/her physical, psychological and social aspects.
53 - Capacity to participate within the areas of health promotion and disease prevention.
53.1 - Ability to design and set up activities related to health promotion and disease prevention.
Learning outcomes
Be able to argue the importance of the case history and examination before the assigned cases.
Be able to argue and write the justification of additional diagnostic tests.
Interpret and recognize the pathophysiological mechanisms of clinical manifestations in common pathological processes affecting the central nervous system and neuromuscular system
Be able to group symptoms and signs which appear in patients with the intention of recognizing common syndromes that affect the central nervous system and neuromuscular system.
Syllabus
UNIT 1: Overview of the human nervous system
UNIT 2: Clinical examination of the CNS (SNC in Spanish) Semiology and motor control
UNIT 3: Additional study techniques
UNIT 4: Anatomy and Physiology of the spinal cord. UNIT 5: Spinal Trauma. Spinal shock: Neurological examination of the spinal cord and spinal pathology. UNIT 6: Meningeal syndrome UNIT 7: Infectious Pathology
UNIT 8: Intracranial hypertension UNIT 9: Tumors that affect the central and peripheral nervous systems (CNS and PNS: SNC and SNP in Spanish)
UNIT 10: Cerebrovascular pathology
UNIT 11: Multiple Sclerosis UNIT 12: Motor Neurone Disease UNIT 13: Extrapyramidal Pathology
UNIT 14: Cerebellum and Spino-cerebellum Duct Pathology
UNIT 15: Exploring the higher brain functions
UNIT 16: Dementia: Types of Degenerative Dementia in Alzheimers and other types not related to Alzheimers
UNIT 17: Illnesses caused by prions. Transmissible dementias. Spongiform dementias. UNIT 18: Head injury
UNIT 19: Epilepsy
UNIT 20: Deficiency and / or toxic illnesses
UNIT 21: SNP: Basic Concepts and pathology
UNIT 22: Muscularskeletal System: Basic Concepts and Pathology.