NEUROSURGERY

Degree course: 
Corso di Long single cycle degree (6 years) in MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2017/2018
Year: 
5
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2021/2022
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits: 
2
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
20
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (20 hours)
Requirements: 

Human anatomy and neuroanatomy, physiology and pathology of the central nervous system.

Oral examination.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

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.

- Anatomia e fisiologia del sistema nervoso
- Ipertensione endocranica e coma
- Traumatologia cranica e spinale: classificazione e percorso diagnostico-terapeutico
- Emorragia intracraniche e malformazioni vascolari: eziologia, classificazione, diagnosi e terapia
- Ernie discali e patologia degenerativa del rachide
- Tumori intrinseci, extrassiali e metastasi del sistema nervoso centrale: classificazione secondo la WHO, diagnosi e terapia
- Patologia del basicranio e della regione sellare: epidemiologia, diagnosi e terapia
- Patologia malformativa e disembriogenetiche: craniostenosi, encefalocele, spina bifida e malformazione di Chiari
- Idrocefalo
- Dolore e neurochirurgia funzionale
- Infezioni ed ascessi SNC

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.

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