Unit NEURO-SURGERY IN DOGS
- Course
- Veterinary medicine
- Study-unit Code
- 85054101
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Enrico Bellezza
- Teachers
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- Enrico Bellezza
- Hours
- 16 ore - Enrico Bellezza
- CFU
- 1
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2013
- Offered
- 2017/18
- Learning activities
- A scelta dello studente
- Area
- A scelta dello studente
- Academic discipline
- VET/09
- Type of study-unit
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- italian
- Contents
- The most important compressive diseases of the spinal cord and of the brain and the most important decompressive surgical techniques are illustrated.
PROGRAMAnatomic and physiologic remembrances. Intervertebral disk diseases. Neoplastic diseases. Surgical techniques of spinal cord decompression. Cervical, thoracolumbar and lumbo-sacral diseases. Vertebral fractures and luxations. Surgical techniques of vertebral stabilization. Diagnostic techniques, myelography and TC. Craniotomy. Collection of cerebrospinal fluid. - Reference texts
- a. de lahunta neuroanatomia e neurologia clinica veterinaria, Milano, ed Masson; M. Bernardini neurologia del cane e del gatto, milano, ed Poletto.
- Educational objectives
- Know: The main knowledge acquired will be:The intervertebral disk disease and its surgical treatment.
Caudal cervical spondylosis and cauda equina syndrome.Endocranic occupying space diseases; hydrocephalus.know-how:
The main acquired skills will be:Recognize the symptoms of spinal and endocranial disorders;
Perform clinical and instrumental diagnosis;
To know the main decompressive surgical techniques. - Prerequisites
- It is useful to have acquired knowledge of Veterinary pathology and surgery
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical activity: in the classroom on the subjects reported in the program.
Practical activity: in the structures of the veterinary taching hospital on the received clinical cases - Learning verification modality
- attestation of eligibility according to frequency
- Extended program
- Anatomic and physiologic remembrances. Intervertebral disk diseases. Neoplastic diseases. Surgical techniques of spinal cord decompression. Cervical, thoracolumbar and lumbo-sacral diseases. Vertebral fractures and luxations. Surgical techniques of vertebral stabilization. Diagnostic techniques, myelography and TC. Craniotomy. Collection of cerebrospinal fluid.