39173 - Seminar 1 (IM)

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.

Readings/Bibliography

-Neuropsicologia, A.E. Berti, E. Làvadas, Mulino, 2014
- The Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, E. Làvadas, Mulino, 2012
- Manual adult Neuropsychological Assessment, A. Stracciari, A.E. Berti, G. Bottini, the Mill, 2016.

Teaching methods

frontal lectures and clinical cases

Assessment methods

written test

Teaching tools

PC and video projector

Office hours

See the website of Rachele Locatelli