Neurology 1

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2019-2020

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 14 hours

practices: 28 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 42 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OAK-NE1-T
  • 3 kredit
  • General Medicine
  • Clinical modul
  • autumn
Prerequisites:

OAA-NEA-T completed , OAP-PA2-T completed , OAK-GT3-T completed

Exam course:

no

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 100

Topic

Investigation of patients with different neurological diseases: history taking, neurological physical examination, discovery of common neurological disorders and neurological emergencies. Basic knowledge of the most common neurological d1seases.

Lectures

  • 1. Neurodiagnostic procedures I - Dr. Pfund Zoltán
  • 2. Neurodiagnostic procedures II - Dr. Pfund Zoltán
  • 3. CSF taking, analysis, disease specific indications of sample taking - Dr. Pfund Zoltán
  • 4. Diagnostic tools in sleep disorders - Dr. Faludi Béla
  • 5. Myopathies - Dr. Pál Endre
  • 6. Peripheral neuropathies - Dr. Pfund Zoltán
  • 7. Neurogenetics - Dr. Sebők Ágnes
  • 8. Dysimmune peripheral neuropathies - Dr. Pfund Zoltán
  • 9. Phenomenology of movement and gait disorders - Dr. Kovács Norbert
  • 10. Vertigo and dizziness - Dr. Mike Andrea
  • 11. Neuromuscular junction disorders - Dr. Komoly Sámuel
  • 12. Parkinson's disease and Parkinson's plus syndromes - Dr. Kovács Norbert
  • 13. Motoros neuron disordes - Dr. Pfund Zoltán
  • 14. Imaging-based patient selection - Dr. Fehér Gergely

Practices

  • 1. Reflexes
  • 2. Testing of cranial nerves
  • 3. Testing of cranial nerves
  • 4. Tests of motor functions
  • 5. Tests of motor functions
  • 6. Testing of sensory functions
  • 7. Testing of sensory functions
  • 8. Testing of cerebellar and vestibular functions
  • 9. Testing of cerebellar and vestibular functions
  • 10. Testing of gait and stance
  • 11. Testing of gait and stance
  • 12. Testing of higher cortical functions
  • 13. Testing of higher cortical functions
  • 14. Testing of higher cortical functions
  • 15. Reflexes
  • 16. Reflexes
  • 17. Testing of cranial nerves
  • 18. Testing of cranial nerves
  • 19. Tests of motor functions
  • 20. Tests of motor functions
  • 21. Testing of sensory functions
  • 22. Testing of sensory functions
  • 23. Testing of cerebellar and vestibular functions
  • 24. Testing of cerebellar and vestibular functions
  • 25. Testing of gait and stance
  • 26. Testing of gait and stance
  • 27. Testing of higher cortical functions
  • 28. Testing of higher cortical functions

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Physical examination
http://neurology.hu/physicalexamination.pdf

Notes

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clinical-Neurology-4th-T-J-Fowler/dp/0340990708

Recommended literature

Books
Hankey's Clinical Neurology 2014
Neurology : A Queen Square Textbook 2009
Oxford Handbook of Neurology 2014

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Maximum of 15 % absence allowed

Mid-term exams

According to study and examination regulations

Making up for missed classes

Extra scheduled practices

Exam topics/questions

Physical examination of the skull and vertebral column. Basic features of the most common neurological diseases are required, including stroke, vertigo, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and polyneuropathies.
QUESTIONS:
Clinical symptoms of acute stroke, diagnostics, treatment
Differential diagnostics of sudden loss of consciousness
Differential diagnostics of vertigo
Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Polyneuropathies
Signs of meningeal irritation
Investigation of cranial nerves
Investigation of motility
Investigation of somatic sensation
Investigation of deep tendon and superficial reflexes
Pathological reflexes
Investigation of coordination
Hyperkinesias
Investigation of speech, gnostic and cognitive functions
Investigation of the unconscious patient. Confusional status
Signs of increased intracranial pressure. Main intracranial herniations
Signs of temporal lobe lesions
Signs of frontal lobe lesions
Signs of parietal lobe lesions.
Signs of occipital lobe lesions
Signs of blood circulation disturbances (internal carotid artery, basilar artery)

Topics of the lectures during the semester

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Dr. Ács Péter
  • Dr. Bosnyák Edit
  • Dr. Cseh Tamás
  • Dr. Faludi Béla
  • Dr. Juhász Annamária
  • Dr. Kovács Norbert
  • Dr. Pál Endre
  • Dr. Pusch Gabriella
  • Dr. Tóth Márton Tamás