At the end of this course, the students; 1) Recognize the common medical and surgical problems of the central and peripheral nervous systems on given case scenarios, and also manage their diagnostic and therapeutic approaches 2) Recognize common and important psychiatric disorders of childhood, adolescence and adulthood, and also manage their diagnosis and treatment on given sample cases 3) Perform the diagnosis and treatment management of frequently encountered major diseases of the visual and auditory organs on selected sample cases 4) Recognize the important macroscopic and microscopic pathological findings of central and peripheral nervous system diseases on the images given to them, and explain the basic development mechanisms of the same diseases, 5) Explain the basic pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of pharmacological agents used in the treatment of common and important neurological and psychiatric diseases, local/general anesthetics and other molecules with psychoactive properties 6) Recognize the important imaging findings of brain and spinal cord diseases on the visuals supplied and manage the diagnostic requests of imaging methods in nervous system disorders 7)
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No
COURSE DEFINITION
The course which aims to convey basic clinical (especially semiology), pathological and pharmacological information concerning the medical and surgical problems of the central and peripheral nervous systems and sensory organs to the Physician candidate who has acquired basic morphological, physiological, molecular and microbiological knowledge in the preclinical years
COURSE CONTENTS
Problems related to neurological, neurosurgical, ophthalmological, psychiatric and ENT diseases of childhood and adult age group and essential pathology and pharmacology related to these problems
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
ClinicalKey Student, https://www.clinicalkey.com/student NUSSBAUM Robert L., MCINNES Roderick R., WILLARD Huntington F., Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2016. RODWELL Victor W., BENDER David A., BOTHAM Kathleen M., KENNELLY Peter J., WEIL P. Anthony, Harper?s Illustrated Biochemistry, Lange, New York, 2018. DRAKE Richard, VOGL A. Wayne, MITCHELL Adam W.M., Gray?s Anatomy for Students, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2019. MURRAY Patrick R., ROSENTHAL Ken S., PFALLER Michael A., Medical Microbiology, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2016. KUMAR Vinay, ABBAS Abul K., ASTER Jon C., Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, 2015. BRUNTON Laurence L., HILAL-DANDAN Randa, KNOLLMANN Björn C., Goodman & Gilman?s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, McGraw Hill, New York, 2018. MSD Manual Professional Edition, https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional. BRUNICARDI F. Charles, Schwartz?s Principles of Surgery, McGraw Hill, New York, 2014. KLIEGMAN Robert M., GEME Joseph ST., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2019.
