1) Ontogeny and structural organization of the nervous system 2) The functioning of the nervous system in normal and pathological conditions 3) The fundamental etiopathogenetic mechanisms and clinical characteristics of the main neurological diseases 4) The diagnostic process and the principles of therapy of neurological diseases 6) The mechanisms of recovery from disability and neurological rehabilitation 7) The main benefits of regular exercise for the nervous system 8) The interpretation of heart rate variability and its use to monitor the training load 9) The guidelines and recommendations to program exercise in the common neurological diseases 10) The main physical tests and their interpretation in the context of neurological diseases
Course Prerequisites
Basic scientific English
Teaching Methods
Frontal lectures supported by slides and videos
Assessment Methods
Written exam (two modules): - Clinical neurology - Adapted Physical Activity for neurological diseases
The final result will be the arithmetic mean of the modules
Texts
- NEUROLOGIA, Fazio – Loeb Società Editrice Universo, 2019 - NEUROLOGIA, J. Cambier, M. Masson, H. Dehen, XII Edizione, EDRA-Masson, 2013 - IL BERGAMINI DI NEUROLOGIA, a cura di R. Mutani, L. Lopiano, L. Durelli, A. Mauro, A. Chiò, Ed. Libreria Cortina, Torino, 2012 - ACSM's resources for clinical exercise physiology: musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, neoplastic, immunologic, and hematologic conditions. 2nd ed. 2010 - Principles of Exercise Neuroscience. Edited by Dawson J. Kidgell and Alan J. Pearce. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020.
Contents
- Basic neurology - Functional neurology - Neurodegenerative diseases - Other neurological diseases - Neurehabilitation - Physical activity and nervous system - Heart Rate Variability - Adapted physical activity for common neurological diseases
Course Language
Italian
More information
Frequenza obbligatoria ad almeno il 75% delle lezioni/attività proposte
