Medicine and Surgery

- Overview of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System - Clinical history - Symptoms: acute visual, motor, and sensory deficit, muscle pain, respiratory emergencies in neurological diseases - Signs: neurological examination - Main clinical assessment scales - Neurological diseases - Epidemiology; Etiopathogenesis/Pathophysiology; Clinical aspects; Diagnosis; Management/Treatment: Cerebrovascular diseases: ischemic stroke Cerebrovascular diseases: hemorrhagic stroke Minor cerebrovascular diseases: Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT); Reversible Cerebral Vasocostriction Syndrome (RCVS); Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Consciousness alterations (delirium/acute confusional state/ coma) Syncope Vertigo/dizziness Headaches Epilepsy and Status Epilepticus Acute Inflammatory diseases of the Central Nervous System Encephalitis/Meningitis Movement disorders emergencies Spinal cord syndromes Acute mono- and polyneuropathies Neuromuscular junction diseases - Neurological emergency in pregnancy and puerperium - Functional neurological disorders in the emergency setting Didactic/Teaching materials: The slides shown in class will be made available to students. Berardelli A. La Neurologia della Sapienza. Società Editrice Esculapio s.r.l. 2022. Manfredi M, Giallonardo AT, Di Bonaventura C. Neurologia. Piccin. 2023. Micieli G, De Falco F. La neurologia dell’emergenza-urgenza - Algoritmi decisionali. Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore. Quarta Edizione. 2024.