97206 - Neurodevelopment Pathologies

Academic Year 2022/2023

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)

    Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)

Learning outcomes

The elective course aims to make known and deepen in a clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic sense the pathologies of neurodevelopment, some rare and neuro-oncological diseases of the developmental age with the aim of contributing to the overall training of the student in the medical-surgical field. The student will learn about the pathologies of competence of childhood and adolescent neuropsychiatry, their etiopathogenesis, to have an in-depth orientation on the type of diagnostic evaluation and treatment.

Course contents

Autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, Tic and Tourette Syndrome, Specific learning disorder, comorbidity and differential diagnosis in neurodevelopment disorders.

Readings/Bibliography

The teaching material presented during the lessons will be made available to the students on Platform Virtual Learning Environment.

Teaching methods

Lectures with Q&A sessions, for a total of 24 contact hours.


Assessment methods

Students must attend at least 70% of the course contact hours in order to take the final oral exam.


Teaching tools

Video recording, PC

Office hours

See the website of Antonia Parmeggiani