39173 - Seminar 1 (RN)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student knows the organization of the activities carried out at the premises visited during the Seminar.

Course contents

Cognitive Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation - The Cognitive functions: general concepts of Neuropsychology (definition, history), perception and concept of rehabilitation Neuropsychological bases. - The Warning: basic processes of attention, attention disorders in vascular and traumatic brain injury. Hints of cognitive rehabilitation and presentation of clinical cases. - The Executive Functions: disorders of executive functions in brain-injured patient. Case presentations. - Memory: Memory Short Term, Long Term Memory, learning processes, consolidation, re-enactment. Disorders of memory functions in vascular lesions, traumatic and post-anoxic. Elements of rehabilitation. - The visual-spatial skills: disorders del'esplorazione space. Brief presentation and rehabilitation clinical cases. - The apraxia: description of the riots apraxic, clinical forms of apraxia. Elements of rehabilitation. - Language and communication: the communication system. Neurological bases of language. Disorders of speech and linguaggio.L'afasia. Elements of dysarthria. Outline of rehabilitation and presentation of clinical cases. - The neuropsychological and behavioral disorders in brain injuries. Approaches. Stages of recovery and rehabilitation goals.

 

 

Given the types of activities and teaching methods adopted, attendance at this training activity requires all students to complete Modules 1 and 2 via e-learning and participate in the third module, which covers specific training on health and safety in study/internship settings.

Readings/Bibliography

AAVV “Neuropsicologica clinica” Milano Franco Angeli 1977.

A cura di Anna Mazzucchi “La riabilitazione neuropsicologica” Masson Milano 1999

S. Della Sala, N. Beschin "Il cervello ferito" Giunti 2006

C. Papagno "Come funziona la memoria" Laterza 2003

C. Cornoldi, R. De Beni "Vizi e virtù della memoria" Giunti 2005

A. Basso "Conoscere e rieducare l'afasia" Il Pensiero Scientifico 2005

Collana di neuropsicologia e riabilitazione Masson Milano:

- Gabriele Miceli e Rita Capasso “I disturbi del calcolo”

- Paolo Boldrini e Nino Basaglia “La riabilitazione del grave traumatizzato cranio-encefalico”

- A cura di Anna Mazzucchi “La riabilitazione neuropsicologica dei traumatizzati cranici”

- A cura di Sergio Carlomagno “La valutazione del deficit neuropsicologico nell'adulto cerebroleso”

- AAVV “La rieducazione dell'eminattenzione spaziale”

-Dario Grossi “La riabilitazione dei disturbi della cognizione spaziale”

- Anna Mazzucchi “La riabilitazione delle amnesie”

SPINNLER H. e TOGNONI G. “.Standardizzazione e taratura italiana di Test Neuropsicologici” The Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences 1987;Suppl. 8

Teaching methods

Lectures, videos

Assessment methods

Written test on the topics covered in class

 

Written exam on the topics covered in class: it will be an exam with multiple-choice questions (15 questions) with 4 possible choices and open-ended questions (3 questions). The evaluation is out of 30.

Teaching tools

videos, medical records

 

“Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.”

Office hours

See the website of Nadia Paganelli