Unit CANINE NEUROSURGERY

Course
Veterinary medicine
Study-unit Code
A001150
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Giovanni Angeli
Teachers
  • Giovanni Angeli
Hours
  • 25 ore - Giovanni Angeli
CFU
1
Course Regulation
Coorte 2017
Offered
2021/22
Learning activities
A scelta dello studente
Area
A scelta dello studente
Academic discipline
VET/09
Type of study-unit
Opzionale (Optional)
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
D1 - KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The student must
-to acquire the necessary knowledge to recognize the symptoms of the main neurological pathologies of surgical interest.
D2 - ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the training, the student must:
-know how to perform the neurological examination and the examination of the sense organs
-know how to apply the main decompression techniques.
D3 - AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
At the end of the training, the student must be able to:
- to evaluate the presence of pathologies of surgical interest
- evaluate the opportunity to intervene surgically.
D4 - COMMUNICATION SKILLS
At the end of the training, the student must be able to:
- knowing how to organize, prepare and present a presentation on a clinical case of neurosurgical interest to an audience made up of people of the same level of preparation. with their own assessments supported by appropriate arguments,
- support a cross-examination with people both of equal preparation and
experts in various topics, of a scientific nature,
procedural and / or technological,
- demonstrate language properties.
D5 - LEARNING SKILLS
At the end of the training, the student must be able to:
- consult and understand scientific texts, bibliographic updates, in order to use them in contexts that are not only usual for the profession, including research, but also original ones,
- possess a sufficiently broad mastery of the subject to ensure an acceptable basis for continuing professional development throughout the life span, through continuous continuous training.
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
Other information

Learning verification modality
attestation of suitability after the discussion of a clinical case
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.
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