97002 - Central Nervous System Physiopathology

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, the students will acquire the knowledge and ability to understand clinical pictures related to Central Nervous System diseases (epilepsies, tumors, head trauma, infections, etc.).

Course contents

• CNS structure and development; glia and cellular neuropathology.
  
• Higher sensory processing and cortical organization; the pain phenomenon.
  
• Organization of motor control; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.
  
• Pathophysiology of memory and learning; Alzheimer's disease, prion diseases.

Readings/Bibliography

• Core Curriculum Malattie del Sistema Nervoso. Ferrarese Carlo et al, Mac Graw Hill. Edizione 2016.
• Neurologia. Gian Camillo Manzoni e Paola Torelli. Esculapio. Edizione 2012.
  

• Principi di neuroscienze. Eric Kandel et al, Zanichelli. Edizione 2023
• Neuroscienze. Dale Purves et al, Zanichelli. Edizione 2021.

Teaching methods

Lectures. Discussion of clinical cases.

Assessment methods

The end-of-course examination aims to assess the achievement of the teaching objectives:

• Know the pathophysiology of major neurological diseases
  
• To know the main therapies of neurological diseases in light of the specific pathophysiology
  
  

The final grade for the Integrated Course in Pathophysiology of the Central Nervous System is determined by an oral test on the average of the marks given in three specific questions on topics related to the main objectives of the course.

Teaching tools

Slide presentations.
Viewing and discussion of polygraph tracings and explanatory videos of the pathologies of diseases of the nervous system.

Office hours

See the website of Luca Baldelli