Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500892 Physiotherapy | OB | 2 | 1 |
To have acquired the necessary knowledge of physiology and anatomy to interpret the basic concepts of diseases of the nervous system.
To recognize and interpret the main signs and symptoms of diseases of the nervous system that may have implications in the evaluation, prognosis and management of the physiotherapist.
1. Anatomical and functional summary of the nervous system. (Dr. E. Duarte (ED) )
2. Clinical history in neurology: anamnesis and main symptoms of the pathology of the nervous system. (ED)
3. Neurological exam: mental state, sensitivity, and reflexes. (ED)
4. Neurological exam: motor exploration, balance and gait. (ED)
5. Cranial nerves: visual impairments, facial paralysis and swallowing disorders. (Dra Anna Guillén)
6. Communication and speech disorders: aphasia and dysarthria. Logopedia (Dra Roser Boza)
7. Functional assessment scales in neurological rehabilitation. (ED)
8. Infantile Cerebral palsy. Spina bifida. Concept, clinical manifestations, evolution and management (ED)
9. Muscle tone disorders: spasticide (ED)
10. Neuropathic pain. Concept and global management. (ED)
11. Guillain-Barré syndrome. Concept, clinical manifestations, evolution and global management. (ED)
12. Acute meningitis and encephalitis. (ED)
13. Complementary exams in neurological diagnosis: neuroimaging. (Dr Migel Angel Rubio (MAR))
14. Traumatic brain injury. Concept, clinical manifestations, evolution and global management. (MAR)
15. Vascular cerebral ischemic diseases. Concept, clinical manifestations, evolution and global management. (MAR)
16. Hemorrhagic cerebral vascular diseases. Concept, clinical manifestations, evolution and global management. (MAR)
17. Parkinson's disease and other extrapyramidal disorders. Concept, clinical manifestations, evolution and global management. (MAR)
18. Ataxic disorders. (MAR)
19. Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. (MAR)
20. Seizures and epilepsy. (MAR)
21. Multiple sclerosis. Concept, clinical manifestations, evolution and global management. (MAR)
22. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other motor neuron diseases. Concept, clinical manifestations, evolution and global management. (MAR)
23. Psychiatric disorders: depression, bipolardisorder, anxiety and others. (ED)
24. Pharmacology in neurology. (ED)
25. Traumatic spinal cord injury. Concept, clinical manifestations, evolution and global management. (MAR)
26. Diseases of the spinal cord. (MAR)
27. Nervous system tumors. (MAR)
28. Craniofacial headaches and headaches. (MAR)
29. Neurological rehabilitation: general principles. Multidisciplinary team. (ED)
30. Neurological rehabilitation: occupational therapy, cognitive therapy and social reintegration. (ED)
Teaching is based in theoretical and practical classes
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
CLASSROOM PRACTICES (PAUL) | 15 | 0.6 | 2, 1, 5, 11, 12 |
THEORY | 30 | 1.2 | 2, 3, 5, 9, 11 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
SELF- STUDY | 64 | 2.56 | 3, 7, 8 |
WRITTEN EVALUATION (TOPICS) | 38 | 1.52 | 5, 7, 11 |
1-Written evaluation (tests with multiple choice questions)
-Duration: 1 h
Description of the evaluation test:
Multi answer test with 30 questions, 4 options per question, one correct
Evaluation criteria:
Correct answers: 1
Wrong answers: -0.30
Blank answers: 0
Minimum mark to pass: 5 over 10
Schedule: 01 2019
Percentage on the final grade: 50%
Students must obtain at least a grade of at least 5 in the written evaluation to pass
2-Written evaluation (topics)
-Duration: continuous
Evaluation criteria. Students must submit a written work of c.500 words. Writen works will be assessed on:
. The coherence of the topics order
. The content closely matches the proposed topic
. The pertinent balance between the different parts of the work (relationship between the importance of the point to be treated and the space it occupies in the totality of the work)
. The ability to synthesize:
o Presents the main points of the work
o Perform correct clinical reasoning
o Express thoughts in order (from the simplest to the most complex)
. The use of bibliographic sources:
o Adaptation of the sources used with the subject matter
o Use updated bibliographic sources
o Bibliographic references are fully described (Vancouver norms or others)
Minimum mark to pass: 5 over 10
Schedule: Sept 2019 – January 2020
Percentage on the final grade: 25%
3-Practical evaluation
-Duration: 2 h
Evaluation criteria: to demonstrate the skills achieved in the neurological evaluation and the classroom practices.
Minimum mark to pass: 5 over 10
Schedule: Des 2019
Percentage on the final grade: 20%
4- Attendance and active participation in class and seminars
Evaluation criteria: active participation, behavior and interest of the student in the theoretical classes and classroom practices
Schedule: Sept 2019 – January 2020
Percentage on the final grade: 5%
When the final grade of the whole evaluation of the student is ≥4 and <5, the student may request to make a THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL REASSESSMENT EVALUATION. In this case, if the student pass it, the final grade will be 5.
It will be considered that the student is NOT EVALUABLE when he has not submitted to the written test, whose realization is essential to be evaluated.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Attendance and active participation in class and seminars | 5% | 0 | 0 | 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 8, 12 |
PRACTICAL EVALUATION (skills achieved in neurological evaluation) | 20% | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 1, 5, 10, 8, 11 |
Written evaluation (test with multiple choice questions) | 50% | 1 | 0.04 | 2, 1, 4, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 8, 11, 12 |
Written evaluation (topics) | 25% | 0 | 0 | 1, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12 |
Bibliografia específica
- Neurología Zarranz Imirizaldu, J.J.Madrid [etc.] : Elsevier science, DL 2002Bradley: Neurologia
Bibliografia de consulta
- Principles of neurologic rehabilitation New York [etc.] : McGraw-Hill, 1997
- Exploración neurológica fácil Fuller, Geraint Barcelona [etc.] : Elsevier, cop. 2011
- Neurología Clínica 4e 2vBradley. Editorial: Elsevier (Año: 2005)
- Neurología para fisioterapeutas : Cash Buenos Aires [etc.] : Médica panamericana, 1989
- De Jong's THE NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION. William Campbell. Ed Wolters Kuwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013
Recursos d’Internet
- Guia de pràctica clínica de l’ictus. Catalunya 2007 (web site). Barcelona: Agència d’Avaluació de Tecnologia i Recerca Mèdiques; 2007 (cited June 18, 2008). Available from: http://www.gencat.net/salut/depsan/units/sanitat/html/ca/dir491/index.html.
- Guidelines for adult stroke rehabilitation and recovery: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Winstein, Stein et al. Stroke. Stroke.2017;48(2):e78