CHILD NEUROPSYCHIATRY | Università degli studi dell'Insubria

Degree course:

Corso di Long single cycle degree (6 years) in MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Academic year when starting the degree:

2020/2021

Year:

Academic year in which the course will be held:

2024/2025

Course type:

Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class

Seat of the course:

Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria

Credits:

Period:

Second semester

Standard lectures hours:

Detail of lecture’s hours:

Lesson (16 hours), Seminar (8 hours)

Requirements:

The knowledge gained in previous years' teaching, with particular reference to the anatomy and physiology of the central and peripheral nervous system, are required.

Final oral test to verify the acquisition of contents.

Assessment:

Voto Finale

Clinical approach to children and adolescents with neurological and psychiatric disorders. Knowledge of the main neurological and psychiatric disorders of childhood and adolescence.

The acquisition of the different knowledge and skills expected will take place through the discussion of the following topics:

Neuro-psychiatric development
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Intellectual disability
Autistic spectrum disorders
Communication disorders
Specific learning disorder
ADHD
Motor disorders (DCD, tic and Tourette syndrome)
Cerebral Palsy
Neuromuscular disorders

Epilepsy
Headache
Anxiety disorders
Mood disorders
Personality disorders
Psycosis in adolescence
Psychosomatic disorders
Eating disorders

The course objectives will be achieved through 20-hour frontal lectures supported by video projection to illustrate the clinical features of the major neuropsychiatric frameworks

OFFICE HOURS

To be defined by mail cristiano.termine@uninsubria.it

Professors

TERMINE CRISTIANO

Parent course

PEDIATRICS