COMUNICOLOGIA IN ETA' ADULTA E SENILE

Academic Year 2019/2020 - 2° Year
Teaching Staff Credit Value: 10
Scientific field
  • MED/26 - Neurology
  • MED/31 - Otorhinolaryngology
  • MED/36 - Diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy
Taught classes: 70 hours
Term / Semester:
ENGLISH VERSION

Learning Objectives

  • Neurology

    Acquisition of fundamental knowledge related to the main neurological diseases.

  • Otorhinolaryngology

    Basis of anatomy and physiology of the ENT district.

    Knowledge of the major diseases of the nose, pharynx, larynx and neck.

    Differential diagnosis between ENT diseases.

    Basis of medical and surgical treatment.

  • COMUNICOLOGIA IN ETA' ADULTA E SENILE - Modulo DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI E RADIOTERAPIA

    General knowledge of Diagnostic Imaging and its main applications


Course Structure

  • Neurology

    Frontal lessons.

  • Otorhinolaryngology

    Frontal lessons

  • COMUNICOLOGIA IN ETA' ADULTA E SENILE - Modulo DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI E RADIOTERAPIA

    Practical theoretical lessons


Detailed Course Content

  • Neurology

    References of anatomy of the central and peripheral nervous system. Foundations of neurological examination. Strokes cerebri and other cerebrovascular diseases. Normal and pathological aging. Memory and related disturbances. Dementias. Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. Demyelinating and dismielinating diseases. Classification and clinical features of epilepsy. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and other motor neuron diseases. Dysphagia in neurological diseases. Aphasias.

  • Otorhinolaryngology

    - Anatomy and physiology of the ear, larynx, and neck.
    - Clinical and instrumental procedures for the diagnosis in ENT.
    - Ear diseases: Etiology, physiopathology, clinical diagnosis and treatment.
    - Diseases of the pharynx: Etiology, physiopathology, clinical diagnosis and treatment.
    - Disorders of the larynx: Etiology, physiopathology, clinical diagnosis and treatment.

  • COMUNICOLOGIA IN ETA' ADULTA E SENILE - Modulo DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI E RADIOTERAPIA

    Provide students with basic knowledge of radiology (ultrasound, traditional radiology, TC, RM and angiography) and their clinical applications


Textbook Information

  • Neurology

    Teaching material provided directly to the students during the attendance of the lectures, offered on computer support in .pdf format or .ppt, prepared by the teacher himself.

  • Otorhinolaryngology

    ​- Otorinolaringoiatria. Albera – Rossi. Edizioni Minerva Medica. Torino

    - Trattato di Otorinolaringoiatria ed Audiologia. Pignataro L., A. Cesarani, G. Felisati, A. Schindler. EdiSes.

    - Educational materials distributed in class by the teacher

  • COMUNICOLOGIA IN ETA' ADULTA E SENILE - Modulo DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI E RADIOTERAPIA

    F. Mazzuccato: Anatomia radiologica. Tecnica e Metodologia – Piccin