1. knowing the basis of the neurological and psychiatric semeiology in children and adolescents 2. knowing the major disorders in child neuropsychiatry: I. epidemiology II. etiopatogenesis III. symptoms IV. diagnostic issues V. treatment VI. rehabilitation
Course Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of normal human anatomy and physiology of the nervous system
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons. As part of the university's activities for Inclusive Teaching, the professor guarantees up to 2 hours of weekly office hours, to be agreed upon with the teacher
Assessment Methods
Written exam with 15 multiple choice questions and 2 open questions
Texts
Lecture slides will be provided. Suggested child neuropsychiatry texts: - Lanzi Balottin - Argomenti di Neuropsichiatria Infantile - Fifth Edition - Italian University Press - Roberto Militerni - Neuropsichiatria Infantile - Sixth Edition - Idelson Gnocchi
Contents
• Basis of the neurological and psychiatric semeiology in children and adolescents • Intellectual disability • Neurodevelopmental disorders • Autism Spectrum Disorders • Cerebral Palsy • Epilepsy • Neuromuscolar disorders (Spinal Amyotrophy, Neuropaties, Miastenia Gravis, dystrophinopathies) • Adolescent psychopathology (depression, eating disorders, personality disorders, psychosis)
