Neurobiology, human behaviour and clinical neuroscience

Program of the form:
· Lecture 1. Introduction to NEUROBIOLOGY, HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE (Nobile-Orazio, Cerri, Gorini, Brambilla) 1h

BLOCK 1: ANATOMO-FUNCTIONAL SUBSTRATES OF NEUROLOGICAL FUNTIONS
· Lecture 2. ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY The cortex and associative areas.
· Lecture 3 ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY The "emotional brain
· Lecture 5. SURGICAL ANATOMY Neural substrates of Cognitive functions
· Lecture 6. PHYSIOLOGY The functional organization of the brainstem.

BLOCK 2: NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION
· Lecture 7. NEUROLOGY The neurological examination part 1: cranial nerves.
· Lecture 8. NEUROLOGY The neurological examination part 2: motor and sensory.
· Lecture 9. NEUROLOGY The neurological examination part 3: cortical functions.
· Lecture 10. NEURORADIOLOGY Basic and advanced neuroimaging

BLOCK 3: THE ACUTE NEUROLOGICAL PATIENT
· Lecture 11. NEUROLOGY The patient with acute onset of neurological signs: stroke.
· Lecture 12: NEUROLOGY Medical treatment of stroke.
· Lecture 13. NEURORADIOLOGY Diagnosis and endovascular treatment of stroke
· Lecture 14: NEUROLOGY The confused patient: delirium
· Lecture 15. NEUROLOGY The patient with acute loss of consciousness: Epilepsy
· Lecture 16. NUCLEAR MEDICINE Imaging in Neurology: Epilepsy
· Lecture 17. NEUROLOGY The patient with fever and acute neurological impairment
· Lecture 18. NEUROLOGY The patient with pain in the head: headache
· Lecture 19. NEUROSURGERY Pathophysiology of intracranial pressure
· Lecture 20. NEUROSURGERY The patient with sudden excruciating headache and loss of consciousness
· Lecture 21. NEUROSURGERY The patient with head trauma
· Lecture 22. PATHOLOGY Vascular lesions
· Lecture 23. NEUROSURGERY The patient with intracranial masses
· Lecture 24. PATHOLOGY Brain tumors

BLOCK 4: THE "PROGRESSIVE" NEUROLOGICAL PATIENT
· Lecture 25. NEUROLOGY The patient with loss of memory
· Lecture 26. NEUROLOGY The trembling patient
· The patient with abnormal movement and incoordination
· Lecture 28. NUCLEAR MEDICINE Imaging in Neurology: Dementia and Parkinson
· Lecture 29. NEUROLOGY The patient with relapsing neurological deficits.
· Lecture 30. NEUROLOGY The patient with brain impairment after an infectious disease or a tumor.
· Lecture 31. NEUROLOGY The patient with progressive muscle weakness and atrophy
· Lecture 32. NEURORADIOLOGY Diagnosis of immune and neurodegenerative disorders
· Lesson 33. NEUROSURGERY The patient with spinal cord lesions diseases
· Lecture 34. NEUROLOGY The patient with rapidly progressive palsy
· Lecture 35. NEUROLOGY The patient with pain and weakness in the limbs part: neuropathy
· Lecture 36. NEUROLOGY The fatigable patient
· Lecture 37. NEUROLOGY The patient with muscle pain and weakness
· Lecture 38. Neurodegenerative disorders

BLOCK 5: THE REHABILITATION OF NEUROLOGICAL PATIENT
· Lecture 39. REHABILITATION MEDICINE Motor control and sensory systems part 1
· Lecture 40. REHABILITATION MEDICINE Motor control and sensory systems part 2
· Lecture 41. REHABILITATION MEDICINE Exercise prescription: a sensory-motor perspective
· Lecture 42. REHABILITATION MEDICINE Special cases.
· Lecture 43. PSYCHOLOGY How to test and rehabilitate cognitive impairment
· Lecture 44. PSYCHOLOGY How to test and rehabilitate patients with attentional disorder
· Lecture 45. PSYCHOLOGY How to test and rehabilitate patients with agnosia and apraxia
· Lecture 46. PSYCHOLOGY How to test and rehabilitate patients with frontal syndrome
· Lecture 47. PSYCHOLOGY How to test and rehabilitate patients with cognitive decline

BLOCK 6: DEVELOPMENT AND NEUROLOGY OF INFANTS
· Lecture 48. NEURORADIOLOGY/ANATOMY Imaging of the developing brain
· Lecture 49. PATHOLOGY Cellular pathology of the central nervous system
· Lecture 50. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NEUROPSYCHIATRY Cerebral Palsy
· Lecture 51. NEUROLOGY The floppy baby
· Lecture 52. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NEUROPSYCHIATRY. Epilepsy
· Lecture 53. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NEUROPSYCHIATRY Developmental disorders.
· Lecture 54. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NEUROPSYCHIATRY Psychosis

BLOCK 7: MENTAL HEALTH IN ADULTS
· Lecture 55. MENTAL HEALTH Presentation of the course and Symptoms
· Lecture 56. MENTAL HEALTH Disorders of Thought and Delusions
· Lecture 57. MENTAL HEALTH Psychopathology Part 1
· Lecture 58. MENTAL HEALTH Psychopathology Part 2
· Lecture 59. MENTAL HEALTH Anxiety Disorders Part 1
· Lecture 60. MENTAL HEALTH Anxiety Disorders Part 2
· Lecture 61. PHARMACOLOGY Therapy of anxiety
· Lecture 62. MENTAL HEALTH Personality Disorders
· Lecture 63. MENTAL HEALTH Discussion of clinical cases Part 1
· Lecture 64. MENTAL HEALTH Discussion of clinical cases Part 2
· Lecture 65. MENTAL HEALTH Schizophrenic and Psychotic Disorders Part 1
· Lecture 66. MENTAL HEALTH Schizophrenic and Psychotic Disorders Part 2
· Lecture 67. PHARMACOLOGY Therapy of psychotic disorders
· Lecture 68. MENTAL HEALTH Mood disorders Introduction to Depressive disorders Part 1
· Lecture 69. MENTAL HEALTH Mood disorders Part 2
· Lecture 70. PHARMACOLOGY Pharmacological Therapy of mood disorders
· Lecture 71. MENTAL HEALTH Clinical Cases Part 1
· Lecture 72. MENTAL HEALTH Clinical Cases Part 2
· Lecture 73. PHARMACOLOGY Pharmacology of abuse substance

Bibliografia:
NEUROLOGY
· Adams & Victor's Principles of Neurology, 10th edition, McGraw Hill Education, 2014
· Merritt's Neurology, 13th edition, Pedley & Rowland, Wolters Kluwer, 2015
· Bradley, Neurology in Clinical Practice, 7th edition, Elsevier, 2015

REHABILITATION MEDICINE
· Shumway-Cook A., Woollacott M. Motor Control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice. 5th Edition, Wolters Kluwer, 2016

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
· Sims' Symptoms in the Mind 4th Edition. An Introduction to Descriptive Psychopathology. Femi Oyebode. Elsevier
· Hallucinations in Psychoses and Affective Disorders. Editors: Brambilla P, Mauri MC, Altamura CA. Publisher: Springer.
· Brain Evolution, Language and Psychopathology in Schizophrenia. Editors: Brambilla P, Marini A. Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
· Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, Fifth Edition. Glen O. Gabbard. American Psychiatric Association Publishing
· DSM 5, Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, Fifth edition. Arlington: American Psychiatric Association, 2013.
· Clinical Cases in Psychiatry: Integrating Translational Neuroscience Approaches. Editors: Brambilla P, Altamura CA. Publisher: Springer.
· Bipolar Disorder Vulnerability. Editors: Soares JC, Brambilla P, Walss-Bass C. Publisher: Elsevier.

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
· Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology. Cambridge University Press, 2014.