diagnostic and therapeutic techniques used in the study of neurodegenerative diseases: dementias,Parkinson's disease, diseases caused by expansionof triplets, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis
no books, the slides of the lessons will be provided.
Learning Objectives
to focus the main diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for the most common neurodegenerative diseases.
Alzheimer's disease, fronto temporal dementia, parkinson disease,diseases caused by expansion of triplets, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis
Prerequisites
no
Teaching Methods
lessons
Further information
no
Type of Assessment
The final exam consists of an oral interview which aims to ascertain: i) the acquisition of knowledge relating to the topics present in the program and in the teaching material provided by the teacher
Course program
elements of anatomy and physiology of the central and peripheral nervous system, with reference to the main instrumental tests used for clinical and research.extrapyramidal diseases, with particular reference to Parkinson disease and parkinsonisms
approach to the study for research and diagnosisof major neurodegenerative diseases with particular reference to Alzheimer's disease and Fronto temporal dementia. Huntington disease and spino cerebellar ataxias.
stem cells and neurodegenerative diseases