Neurology and Neurosurgery (NUNK_014)
About Study Course
Objective
To ensure the acquisition of knowledge about the pathogenesis of the main diseases of the nervous system, clinical manifestations therefore the basic principles of treatment and the goals of rehabilitation; to ensure the acquisition of knowledge about pathologies that can be treated with neurosurgery methods.
Prerequisites
For the neurology part: prior knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the nervous system;
For the neurosurgery part: prior knowledge in the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system and acquired practical skills in the neurological examination of patients.
Learning outcomes
Neurology: as a result of completing the study course, the student is able to do the following:
• list and describe the aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, basic principles of treatment, prevention options of the most common neurological diseases;
• tell how a neurological patient is assessed;
• describe and justify rehabilitation tasks, goals, choice of methods.
As a result of completing the neurosurgery course, the student is able to do the following:
• list and describe the basic diagnostic principles of pathologies that can be treated with neurosurgery methods;
• define types of brain and spinal cord injuries, classify them;
• tell how to assess the patient’s condition according to the Glasgow Coma Scale, according to the Hunt & Hess scale;
• evaluate general and specific clinical symptoms in cases of CNS tumours;
• know the most frequent pathologies that can be treated with neurosurgery methods (degenerative diseases of the spine, hydrocephalus, peripheral nerve compression).
As a result of completing the study course, the student will be able to do the following:
• perform a neurological examination of the patient;
• recognise the symptoms of neurological damage and classify them under one of the neurological syndromes;
• identify rehabilitation tasks.
After successfully meeting the requirements of the neurosurgery course, the student will have acquired the skills and abilities that will allow to:
• recognise and interpret the clinical and radiological manifestations of pathologies that can be treated with neurosurgery methods;
• prescribe the necessary examinations for the diagnosis of possible pathologies that can be treated with neurosurgery methods;
• explain the indications and basic principles of neurosurgical manipulations.
As a result of successfully completing the neurology study course, the student is able:
• to determine the location of the damage after the performed neurological examination and according to the recognised symptoms and to recognise possible diseases that could cause these symptoms;
• to justify differential diagnoses based on clinical symptoms;
• to develop the basic principles of the additional examination plan;
• to develop basic rehabilitation goals and basic tasks suitable for a specific neurological clinical situation.
As a result of completing the neurosurgery study course, students will be able to:
• substantiate, logically justify and formulate a detailed neurosurgical clinical diagnosis;
• develop action tactics for a specific neurosurgical clinical situation;
• formulate indications for conservative and operative treatment.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy, RFE | 4 | Bachelor’s | Required | Violeta Zubkova, Rolfs Ozols, Sintija Strautmane |
