COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEUROLOGY - PSYCHIATRY 301

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBL 3505 NEUROLOGY - PSYCHIATRY 301 COMPULSORY 0 0 0 12

Offered By

Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR BERNA BINNUR AKDEDE

Offered to

Medicine

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to grasp the principles of treatment, diagnosis and preventive measures in nervous system diseases and mental disorders that emerge in childhood and adolescence.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Perform a complete neurological examination
2   Explain the etiopathogenesis, perform the physical examination, interpret the results of diagnostic tests, discuss differential diagnosis and diagnosis and explain the principles of treatment in stroke.
3   Explain the etiopathogenesis, perform the physical examination, interpret the results of diagnostic tests, discuss differential diagnosis and diagnosis and explain the principles of treatment in peripheral neural disorders
4   Explain the etiopathogenesis, perform the physical examination, interpret the results of diagnostic tests, discuss differential diagnosis and diagnosis and explain the principles of treatment in vertigo
5   Classify epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, explain clinical picture, discuss the drugs used, plan emergency treatment
6   Define principles of psychiatric examination
7   Explain the etiopathogenesis, epidemiology, define clinical characteristics, discuss differential diagnosis, plan pharmacological treatment, define psychotherapy in mood disorders, anxiety disorders and reality distortion disorders
8   Develop an appropriate cooperation with the relatives of a patient with a psychiatric disorder
9   Define principles of psychiatric evaluation of child and adolescents
10   Develop an appropriate communication with the child, adolescent and his/her family
11   Discuss differential diagnosis and diagnosis and explain the principles of treatment of psychiatric diseases frequently encountered in childhood and adolescence.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Paralysis
2 Paralysis
3 Headache - vertigo
4 Loss of consciousness - Unconsciousness
5 Enuresis
6 Mood disorders
7 Reality testing disorders Schizophrenia and other psychedelic disorders
8 Anxiety disorders Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry. Sadock BJ, Sadock VA, 2004
Psikiyatrik Semiyoloji: Belirtiler, Bulgular, Sendromlar. Kırpınar I, Hekimler Yayın Birliği, 2008
Merritt's Neurology, (eds) Rowland LP, Pedley TA, 2009

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures,
Practicals,
Field studies,
Outpatient clinic applications,
Bedside theoretical,
Task-end discussion sessions,
Night shift,
Case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 BSV Block-end theoretical exam (50%)
2 NKS OSCE (30%)
3 TSD Task-end progress evaluation (20%)


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

In the fourth and fifth years the assessments are done at the end of each block and minimum 65 is required to be successful.
DEUMF Rules and Regulations
Article 25
a) To take the OSCE and theoretical exams, task-end progress evaluations should be 60 and above for the 70% of the tasks in the block. The average of the task-end progress evaluations, OSCE and written exam grades should be all 60 and above and block end grade should be minimum 65 in order to be successful from the block.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 42 1 42
Laboratory practice 8 4 32
Bed - side theorectical 64 2 128
Task - end discussion 8 2 16
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 3 24
Preparation for block - end exam 8 4 32
Preparing a patient file 8 2 16
Block end exam 1 2 2
OSCE 1 2 2
Task-end progress evaluation 8 1 8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 302

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.355443323333334
LO.455443323333334
LO.555443323333334
LO.6555
LO.755443323333334
LO.8555
LO.9555
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