Unit SPECIALIZED MEDICAL SCIENCE

PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Code	50099101
CFU	1
Teacher	Giuseppe Rinonapoli
Teachers	Giuseppe Rinonapoli
Hours	10 ore - Giuseppe Rinonapoli
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze interdisciplinari e cliniche
Academic discipline	MED/34
Type of study-unit
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	General concepts of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation useful for a speech therapist
Reference texts	Slides
Educational objectives	General concepts of physiotherapy useful for the logopedist
Prerequisites	Anatomy of the musculoskeletal apapratus
Teaching methods	Frontal lessons
Other information	www.unipg.it
Learning verification modality	Written or oral exam
Extended program	- definition of physical and rehabilitative medicine, definition of physiatrist and of rehabilitation project team, - Intensive and extensive rehabilitation: differences and explicative models - ICF: re-definition of disease and handicap - Principles of rehabilitation after cranio-encefalic trauma - principles of rehabilitation of stroke

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Code	50572602
CFU	2
Teacher	Patrizia Mecocci
Teachers	Patrizia Mecocci
Hours	20 ore - Patrizia Mecocci
Learning activities	Base
Area	Primo soccorso
Academic discipline	MED/09
Type of study-unit
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Epidemiology of aging and social medical problems. age-related changes in hearing, speaking and in cortical functions. Diseases and rehabilitation. Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment
Reference texts	Elderly patient, geriatric patients and medical complexity. Foundations of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Senin U., Cherubini A., Mecocci P., 3rd Edition EdiSES Naples, 2011.
Educational objectives	Knowledgment of aging changes and main diseases age related
Prerequisites	Understanding of topics requires knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology.
Teaching methods	Frontal lessons
Other information	Attendance of at least 75% of lectures is mandatory.
Learning verification modality	There are three tests that contribute to the final assessment with a score of thirty. Each test is intended to assess the learning of the individual teaching module. The tests provide a means of oral and / or written. The oral test questions are open, with oral answer open. The questions for the written tests are open-ended and / or multiple choice questions. The duration of the oral test is about 15-30 minutes. The duration of the written exam is a maximum of two hours.
Extended program	- Aging: demographics in Italy, in Europe and outside Europe: implications in clinical practice - Principles of Biology and Physiology of aging - Chronic diseases, polypathology and disability; concept pertaining to active life - The congestive terminal (failure to thrive) - The concept of geriatric syndrome, atypical presentation of diseases in the elderly - “Frail Elderly” - Multidimensional geriatric assessment: concepts, methods and instruments; - First and second generation VMD Tools - Geriatric care Network (UO Geriatric acute; Integrated Home Care, Residential Health Care, Day Care Centre) - Brain aging, cognitive disorders in the elderly, dementia in elderly; delirium - Dizziness, postural hypotension, syncope - Nutritional problems in the elderly - Ethical controversies in geriatric medicine - Geriatric medicine as medicine of complexity - Depression in the elderly - Sensory deficits and related clinical and practical complications

NEUROLOGY I

Code	50563502
CFU	2
Teacher	Tiziana Sciarma
Teachers	Tiziana Sciarma
Hours	24 ore - Tiziana Sciarma
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze della logopedia
Academic discipline	MED/26
Type of study-unit
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Anatomic-physio-pathological basis of the main neurological syndromes of interest to the speech therapist
Reference texts	Mutani R., Lopiano L., Durelli L., Mauro A., Chiò A. Il Bergamini di neurologia. Edizioni Libreria Cortina, Torino. 2012.
Educational objectives	Acquisition of knowledge about anatomy and physio-pathological bases of the main diseases of the central nervous system and acquisition of skills that enable proper management of rehabilitation of the speech therapist in the field of neurological disorders most relevant.
Prerequisites	Understanding of topics requires knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology.
Teaching methods	The course is organized in lectures on topics mentioned above
Other information	www.med.unipg.it/logopedia/
Learning verification modality	The assessment of learing of the teaching module involves the administration of oral questions more open, with oral answer open. The oral examination last an averrage of 15/30 minutes.
Extended program	Physiopathology of the motility Functional organization motoneuron, stretch reflexg motoneuron, aSegmental adjustment- motor unit, Above segmental adjusting Pyramidal system Extrapiramidal motor system - the basal ganglia Cerebellum Examination of the motor functions Motor syndrome: Lesion of the first motoneuron - Lesion of the second motoneuron Extrapyramidal Syndrome Cerebellar syndrome Physiopathology of sensitivity Functional organization Spinothalamic system Leminiscale system Types of sensitivity Examination of the sensitivity Alteration of the sensitivity Sensitive sindrome topographic Cranial nerves Autonomic nervous system Liquor (CSF) Intracranial hypertension Alteration of the state of consciousness Techniques of investigation