Selected Topics in Neurosurgery - CCOCA0022

• Title: Selected Topics in Neurosurgery
• Guaranteed by: Department of Neurosurgery 3FM CU and UHKV (12-NEUCH)
• Faculty: Third Faculty of Medicine
• Actual: from 2013
• Semester: summer
• Points: 1
• E-Credits: 1
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/15, C [HS]
• Extent per academic year: 15 [hours]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (10)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Guarantor: MUDr. Richard Brzezny, Ph.D.
• Attributes: Modul IID

Annotation

Last update: MUDr. Richard Brzezny, Ph.D. (13.07.2011)

Major neurosurgical problems which goes beyond the normal teaching syllaby of neurosurgery.

Aim of the course

Last update: MUDr. Richard Brzezny, Ph.D. (13.07.2011)

The goal of the course is to acquaint students with an interest in neurology, neurosurgery, traumatology and emergency medicine with major neurosurgical problems which goes beyond the normal teaching syllabi of neurosurgery.

Literature

Last update: Mgr. Alena Vlasáková, DiS. (02.07.2011)

Greenberg MS, Handbook of Neurosurgery, 7th edition, Thieme, 2010

Kaye AH, Essential Neurosurgery, 3rd edition, Wiley, 2005

Náhlovský J, Neurochirurgie, Galén, 2006

The Cochrane library, Pubmed and other releant on-line resources

Teaching methods

Last update: MUDr. Richard Brzezny, Ph.D. (13.07.2011)

Seminars with some practical bed-side teaching

Requirements to the exam

Last update: Mgr. Alena Vlasáková, DiS. (02.07.2011)

Elaboration of a clinical quideline in neurosurgical case

Syllabus

Last update: MUDr. Richard Brzezny, Ph.D. (13.07.2011)

The course aims to acquire basic guidelines in both the first contact and during chronic therapy in the following issues:

1. Infection of the nervous system, focusing on brain abscesses
2. Acute care of patients with traumatic brain injury
3. Brachial plexus injuries
4. Degenerative disease of the spine
5. Hydrocephalus
6. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring
7. Central and peripheral vestibular syndrome of neurosurgical patients