Speech and Language Therapy - Course A - Roma Azienda Policlinico Umberto I

Activity type

Attività formative affini o integrative

SSD

MED/26

Year

N/D

Semester

N/D

CFU

2

Hours distribution

20 classroom hours

Lecturers

MATTEO BOLOGNA

Activity type

Scienze interdisciplinari e cliniche

SSD

MED/25

Year

N/D

Semester

N/D

CFU

1

Hours distribution

10 classroom hours

Lecturers

NICOLETTA GIACCHETTI

Activity type

Scienze teorico-pratiche della logopedia

SSD

MED/50

Year

N/D

Semester

N/D

CFU

3

Hours distribution

30 classroom hours

Lecturers

Ilaria Ceccarelli
Federica Rocco
Eleonora Pasqua

At the end of the course, the student will be able to assess, plan, and implement personalized rehabilitative interventions for patients with neurological disorders, integrating knowledge of neurology, rehabilitation medicine, and nursing and technical-rehabilitation sciences, in order to promote functional recovery, prevent complications, and enhance autonomy and quality of life in individuals with neurological disabilities.

To effectively undertake the course, students should possess basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system.
An understanding of the general principles of clinical and functional assessment and the ability to apply clinical and rehabilitative reasoning focused on the person with neurological disorders are also essential.

Module: NEUROLOGY
Functional neuroanatomy (motor and sensory systems, cranial nerves). Neuromuscular diseases (motor neuron diseases, radiculopathies, neuropathies, neuromuscular junction disorders, myopathies). Movement disorders (Parkinson's disease and parkinsonisms); higher brain functions and dementia (Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases). Consciousness and its disorders: encephalopathies, cranial trauma, brain tumors, stroke and cerebrovascular diseases, cerebrospinal fluid and disorders of cerebrospinal fluid circulation, meningitis/encephalitis. Multiple sclerosis, headaches, epilepsy.


Module: APPLIED MEDICAL TECHNICAL SCIENCES
General Psychopathology
Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Anxiety Disorders
OCD/PTSD
Eating Disorders
Personality Disorders



Module: PSICHIATRY
N/D

Module: NEUROLOGY
Compendio di neurologia - tab edizioni; ISBN: 978-88-9295-114-3


Module: APPLIED MEDICAL TECHNICAL SCIENCES
Giberti - Rossi Manuale di Psichiatria , Piccin 2023


Module: PSICHIATRY
N/D

Module: NEUROLOGY
N/D
Module: APPLIED MEDICAL TECHNICAL SCIENCES
N/D
Module: PSICHIATRY
N/D

The course is delivered through lectures aimed at acquiring the theoretical knowledge necessary to understand the principles and practices of rehabilitation in the neurological field.
Teaching activities may be supplemented by clinical case discussions, practical exercises, group work, and interdisciplinary discussions with lecturers from various areas.

Attendance at the course is mandatory, in accordance with the regulations of the degree program.
Active participation in classes is required to promote the acquisition of the knowledge and skills outlined in the learning objectives.

Student learning will be assessed through written and oral examinations, in accordance with the specific guidelines established by the course professors.

Which of the following is a typical sign of Parkinson’s disease?
a) Resting tremor
b) Muscle weakness
c) Paralysis
d) Loss of tendon reflexes

What does the Babinski sign indicate?
a) Cerebellar lesion
b) Pyramidal tract lesion
c) Neuropathy
d) Myopathy

Module: NEUROLOGY

• Second year, first semester

• Second year, first semester