Acquisition of knowledge on the neurophysiological bases underlying the various rehabilitative approaches to the subject with acute or chronic neurological disease associated to a disability that can be resolved or reduced through an adequate neurorehabilitation approach.
At the end of the course the student will be able to: - identify the functional deficits prevalent in the main chronic and acute neurological diseases - understand the mechanisms on which the various neurorehabilitation modalities are based - identify the most appropriate rehabilitation approaches for the present functional deficits
Course Prerequisites
Knowldge of basic elements of neurophysiology. Knowledge of the main neurological diseases
Teaching Methods
Frontal lectures supported by slides and videos
Assessment Methods
Written modality with a mix of multiple-choice and free-text questions
Texts
• Neurologia per i CdL in Professioni Sanitarie. Autore: Pierlugi Bertora, Editore: Piccin, anno 2015 • Metodologia della Riabilitazione: Autori: Bartolo, Sandrini, Smania. Editore Verduci 2016 • Slide presentations
Contents
General aspects of neurorehabilitation: concepts, terminology, aims, settings of delivery. From neuroplasticity to the definition of complex rehabilitation protocols. Fucntional assessment of the person with a neurological disease: defining the main components of the individualized rehabilitative program and its declination into the rehabilitative project by the rehabilitative team. Neurorehabilitation approaches to specific neurological diseases: Parkinson disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Stroke.
Course Language
Italian
More information
Attendance of at least 70% of of lessons is required
