NEUROSURGERY
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- Assessment methods
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- Teaching methods
Human anatomy and neuroanatomy, physiology and pathology of the central nervous system.
Oral examination.
Acquire diagnostic properties and knowledge of the therapeutic pathways of the main neurosurgical pathologies.
Cranial and spinal traumatology, intracranial hemorrhages, brain tumors, notes on degenerative syndromes of the spine, skull base diseases, notes on malformative and dysembryogenetic pathologies, hydrocephalus, notes on functional neurosurgery.
- Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system
- Intracranial hypertension and coma
- Cranial and spinal traumatology: classification and diagnostic-therapeutic path
- Intracranial haemorrhage and vascular malformations: etiology, classification, diagnosis and therapy
- Disc hernias and degenerative pathology of the spine
- Intrinsic and extraxial tumors and central nervous system metastases: classification according to the WHO, diagnosis and therapy
- Skull base and sellar region pathology: epidemiology, diagnosis and therapy
- Malformative and dysembryogenetic pathology: craniostenosis, arachnoidal cysts, encephalocele, spina bifida and Chiari malformation
- Hydrocephalus
- Pain and functional neurosurgery
- CNS Infections and abscesses
Fontanella MM, “Neurochirurgia in 10 lezioni”.
Dionigi R, “Chirurgia: basi teoriche e chirurgia generale”.
Staffa G, “Elementi di Neurochirurgia”.
Lectures with simulation of clinical cases.