75291 - Rehabilitation Medicine in Neurology - (IM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student has the knowledge and the ability to understand the objectives reachable through rehabilitation and to learn the tools to achieve them, knowing how to design and execute targeted interventions at satisfying the needs of the person with neurolesion. He also knows and recognize the main clinical features, which lists the rehabilitation treatment.

Course contents

Main international codifications

ICD - ICIDH - ICF and concepts of damage, disability, etc. Project concept and rehabilitation program 

Neurolesion

Primary damage zone, Zone of "ischemic penumbra", Diaschisis, reparative or reorganization processes after a CNS injury: long and short term plasticity, role of the environment on functional recovery

Motor and functional consequences of CNS neurolesions

Stroke: presentation of the minimal rehabilitation evaluation protocol for the person with cerebral stroke 2020 version.

Locomotion-postures energies Motor behavior of the adult hemiplegic patient:

Acute phase Spastic phase Synkinetic movements in diagram Postural reflexes Associated reactions Spasticity and plastic stiffness; spasticity and casting Neurophysiology Clinical features Assessment Evaluation scales Basics of therapy

Severe cerebral lesion and acquired evaluation scales.

Myelolesione rating scales Ataxia and multiple sclerosis - movement disorders.

Notes on robotics in rehabilitation, presentation of the document on the consensus conference on robotics in rehabilitation.

Use of robotics on stroke, myelolesion, multiple sclerosis

Readings/Bibliography

1. Bears, "Principi di neuroscienze", Casa Editrice Masson.
2. Eric R.Kandel, James H.Schwartz, thomas M. Jessell, "Principi di neuroscienze", Casa Editrice Ambrosiana.
3. Adams, Victor, "Principi di neurologia", Mc Grow Hill

Teaching methods

lectures.

Given the types of activities and teaching methods adopted, attendance at this training activity requires all students to complete general and specific training on health and safety in the study/internship settings.

Assessment methods

Oral exam, lasting 15/20 minutes, with the administration of three open questions: 2 questions concerning theoretical topics (to verify the acquisition of knowledge required by the course program) and a clinical case (to verify the acquisition of a judgment.

 

The exam will be considered valid if the student achieves a passing grade (18/30) in each course included in the curriculum. The final grade will be the arithmetic mean of the grades obtained in the individual courses of the curriculum.

The use of AI is prohibited. Any use constitutes a violation of academic integrity.

Students with learning disabilities (LD) or temporary or permanent disabilities: please contact the relevant University office promptly (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it ). This office will advise the affected students of any accommodations, which must be submitted to the instructor for approval 15 days in advance. The instructor will evaluate the appropriateness of the accommodations, also taking into account the learning objectives of the course.

Teaching tools

PC and video projector.

The teaching material will be made available to students on Virtuale in advance

Office hours

See the website of Pamela Salucci