Taking Neurological History with Simulated Patients in Hungarian

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2022-2023

Topic

The course Taking neurological history with simulated patients in Hungarian aims to develop specific language and communication skills of 4th and 5th year students in Hungarian to enable effective patient interview and giving instructions during physical and diagnostic imaging examinations needed for clinical practice.

Lectures

Practices

• 1. Revision of general history taking questions and effective communication tools through a simulated scenario
• 2. Focus on differences of neurological and general history - sample encounter
• 3. Headache-related vocabulary and examination through simulation
• 4. Sensory symptoms - questions and examinations
• 5. Weakness, unsteadiness, stiffness or clumsiness in situations
• 6. Mid-term mock exam with a simulated patient
• 7. Psychological changes in neurological conditions - simulated scenarios
• 8. Instructions for speech - related examinations through simulation
• 9. Instructions for examination of neck and neck movements - practice with simulated patients
• 10. Instructions for examination of the motor system - through simulation
• 11. Revision of questions related to neurological past medical and family history - through simulation
• 12. End-of-term exam

Seminars

• 1. Revision of general history taking questions and effective communication tools
• 2. Focus on differences of neurological and general history
• 3. Headache-related vocabulary and examination
• 4. Sensory symptoms - questions and examinations
• 5. Weakness, unsteadiness, stiffness or clumsiness in situations
• 6. Mid-term exam on vocabulary
• 7. Psychological changes in neurological conditions - questions
• 8. Instructions for speech - related examinations
• 9. Instructions for examination of neck and neck movements
• 10. Instructions for examination of the motor system
• 11. Revision of questions related to neurological past medical and family history
• 12. End-of-term exam

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

A practical coursebook edited by the instructors providing English-Hungarian vocabulary.

Notes

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Maximum of 15 % absence allowed

Mid-term exams

Mock exam with simulated patients.

Making up for missed classes

Decided by the instructor.

Exam topics/questions

Questions of taking general history
Neurological history including:

• Headache.
• Numbness, pins and needles, cold or warmth.
• Weakness, unsteadiness, stiffness or clumsiness.
• Nausea or vomiting.
• Visual disturbance.
• Altered consciousness.
• Psychological changes - eg, agitation, tearfulness, depression or elation, sleep disturbance.

• For children, ask about performance at school.
Loss or gain in waight
Instructions related to examination of the:
-speech
-neck/eye
-sensory system
- motor system (reflexes)

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

• Dr. Pfund Zoltán
• Eklicsné Dr. Lepenye Katalin
• Szalai-Szolcsányi Judit