Degree | Type | Year |
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2502445 Veterinary Medicine | OT | 5 |
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There are no specific requirements, but it is highly recommended that students have enough basic knowledge of: anatomy, physiology, histology, etology, animal protection and management, pathology, nutrition and pharmacology.
On the other hand, it is also recommended that students have basic clinical knowledge acquired in the common courses "Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery I and II.
This course introduces students to the knowledge of the neurologic diseases of medical or surgicla treatment more common in small animals. It is an elective course of 5th grade, highly important ofr students who wish to acquire knowledge and clinical habilites in the different speciality areas of small animal medicine and surgery. The main formative goals are:
- To learn the Neurologic examination, its interpretation and to learn to localize lesions in the nervous system.
- To learn the diseases and pathological processes that affect the nervous system more commonly in small animals.
- To learn to make a differential diagnostic list for a mall animal with specific neurologic clinical signs.
- To know which diagnositc methods are appropriate for each case and to learn how to interpret them.
- To learn how to manage small animals with neurologic disease.
- To learn the treatments for the most common neurologic diseases in small animals. .
- To know the surgical techniques more commonly used in small animals with neurosurgical disease, their indications and prognosis.
- To know the prognosis and to follow the course of the most common neurologic diseases in small animals, including the post-mortem examination by assisting to necropsies of euthanized animals.
LECTURES (Theoretical lectures)
Tema 1: The neurologic examination
Tema 2: Lesion localization in the nervous system
Tema 3: Diagnostic tests used in neurology
Tema 4: Monoparesis
Tema 5: Paraparesis
Tema 6: Tetraparesis
Tema 7: Ataxia of the head and limbs
Tema 8: Seizures and epilepsy - Status epilepticus
SEMINARS
SESP 1 (2h): Clinical cases videos PARESIS
SESP 2 (2h): Clinical cases videos ATAXIA
SESP 3 (2h): Clinical cases videos PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND MULTIFOCAL
PAUL (2h): PAUL NEUROSURGERY
PRACTICAL SSESSIONS (10h)
PLC (2h): ADVANCED NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE DOG AND LESION LOCALIZATION IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
CLINICAL ROTATION AT THE NEUROLOGY SERVICE OF THE FHCV(8h)
According to the restrictions that sanitary authorities may impose depending on the progression of the pandemics, the contents of the course might be reduced or prioritized.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Clinical rotation | 8 | 0.32 | 1, 4, 6, 3, 2, 8, 10, 37, 25, 24, 19, 20, 21, 13, 29, 31, 36, 35, 30, 15, 23 |
Neurological Examination practical session | 2 | 0.08 | 6, 10, 19, 21, 13, 29, 36 |
Seminars | 8 | 0.32 | 1, 27, 4, 6, 3, 8, 37, 25, 19, 20, 21, 13, 29, 31, 36, 35, 30 |
Theory lectures | 13 | 0.52 | 1, 4, 6, 10, 19, 20, 21, 29, 31, 36, 30 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Case problem ressolution | 18 | 0.72 | 6, 10, 25, 19, 20, 21, 13, 29, 31, 36 |
Self study | 23 | 0.92 | 1, 27, 4, 6, 2, 8, 10, 19, 21, 29, 31, 36, 34, 30 |
Theory. Theoretical knowlegde will be taught in lectures. Theory lectures will give students the base for them to enlarge through bibliographic research and complementary reading.
Lectures will be taught through slide presentations with videos and images within them. The use of these images and videos is only intended to be for self-study. The use of these images and/or videos with other purposes than course study, as well as the transfer (total or partial) of the contents of these sources is strictly prohibited.
Seminars. Students are expected to actively participate in seminars, using resources from theory classes, as well as from self-study and research. The Neurosurgery seminar will be a slide presentation with illustrating videos showing the most common types of neurosurgery performed in small animals. In the video seminars, students will be presented videos of real cases (dog or cat) with lesions in differents parts of the nervous system. Students will have to fill out a form, in which they will describe the neurological deficits observed, lesion localization, a differential diagnosis and a prognostic plan for each case seen. All these aspects of the cases will be discussed actively in class after every video-case during the lenght of the seminar.
Advanced Neurological examination practical session. This activity will be performed in the propedeutics lab and will last 2h. The neuirological examination will be performed and explained bythe instructors and deficits that could be found with lesions in different locations will be discussed. After this, students will perform the neurological examination themselves on the dogs that the School has for this purpose.
Clinical Rotation. This practical activity will be at the FHCV, on the days and times the Neurology/Neurosurgeryservice will publish (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 to 14h, weeks to schedule). Students will be present in the Neurology Service appointments and will watch the clinicians' performance during these appointments. After the history has been taken, and the physical and neurological examinations performed, clinician and students will come out of the room and present the case to the Neurology Service supervisor, explaining lesion localization, differential diagnosis and diagnostic plan for each case seen that morning.
It is mandatory to assist to all seminars and practical activities.
The proposed teaching methodolody may suffer modifications depending on the restrictions to face-to-face activities enforced by the health authorities.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Continued evaluation of clinical practice | 10% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 27, 4, 5, 6, 3, 2, 28, 8, 9, 10, 37, 11, 25, 24, 16, 18, 17, 19, 20, 21, 14, 22, 13, 26, 29, 31, 36, 33, 35, 34, 32, 30, 7, 15, 23 |
Theory test | 50% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 27, 4, 6, 3, 2, 9, 10, 12, 25, 19, 20, 21, 13, 29, 36, 30 |
Video cases exam | 40% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 25, 21, 13, 29, 36 |
Evaluation will be performed through 3 different types of tests:
- Multiple choice test to evaluate knowledge acquired druing theory lectures. In order to pass, students must obtain a score of 5 over 10 total points. The test is designed to evaluate the theory contents, the ability of the student to correlate concepts, and the students analytical abilities.
Students who do not pass the first test will have a second chance test.
The test score will represent 50% of the total course score (being necessary to obtain a minimum score of 5 in each test).
- Ressolution of a video clinical case to evaluate the theory and practical knowledge acquired during the video seminars. The minimum score required to pass is 5 points over 10, and there will be a second chance test for those student who do not pass the first time.
The score of this test will be 40% of the total course score (being necessary to obtain a minimum score of 5)
- Continued evaluation of the clinical practice. Each student will be evaluated during the clinical rotation based on the following criteria: Evaluación continuada de las prácticas clínicas: cada alumno será evaluado durante el período de prácticas clínicas, teniendo en cuenta los siguientes criterios gennerales:
- Basic knowledge (CT7)
- INterpersonal relationships (CT4)
- Learning / motivation / personal initiative
- Attitude /clinical behaviour
The Neurology Service will use a specific form to evaluate all these aspects. The final score of the clinical rotation will be over 10 points, and a minimum of 5 will be required to pass this part.
The presentation-resolution of a virtual clinical case will be also evaluated.
The score obtained in this part will be a 10% of the total course score.
In order to pass the course, the student must pass ALL the test just described (must obtain a minimum of 5 points in each of them).
This course does not offer single evaluation.
For a student to be "NOT EVALUABLE", She/He must have not performed more than 20% of the compulsory activities and must have not taken any of the tests of the course.
BAGLEY RS (2005). Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Neurology. Blackwell publishing.
DEWEY CW, DA COSTA R (2016) Practical guide to Canine and Feline Neurology. 3rd edition. Wiley-Blackwell
LORENZ MD and KORNEGAY JN (2004) Handbook of Veterinary Neurology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co
BRAUND KG (1995) Clinical Syndromes in Veterinary Neurology. 2nded. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins
PLATT S, OLBY N (2013) Manual of Small Animal Neurology, 4th ed. London, British Small Animal Veterinary Association
PLATT S, GAROSI L (2012) Small Animal Neurological Emergencies. Manson Publishing, London, UK.
There are no special program or online tools to use,
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | English | annual | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 2 | English | annual | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 1 | English | annual | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 2 | English | annual | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 3 | English | annual | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 1 | English | annual | morning-mixed |