Neuropsychological evaluation: behavioral and psychometric assessment.
Neuropsychological syndromes and their assessment: case reports of various syndromes
Aphasias, Apraxias, Agnosias, Neglect, Disexecutive syndrome, Dementias.
Guidelines for neuropsychological rehabilitation
There are no textbooks adopted. Handouts will also be utilized to clarify certain concepts within the topics. The use of one or more neuropsychological handbooks is strongly suggested. Analogously, the reading of original papers is strongly recommended.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge: The course will provide students with a general overview of the main neuropsychological syndromes. A particular emphasis will be put on the convergence of neuropsychological (e.g. patient case studies) and experimental evidence as a crucial aspect of the study of the impairment of higher mental functions.
Skills: Students will be help to learn and use a specific language and to develop a critical approach. Moreover they will be provided with essential information about the instruments and the procedures adopted for the neuropsychological assessment
Prerequisites
Anatomy and Physiology of CNS
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Type of Assessment
Final examination includes a written and oral examination. Written examination will consist into 3-4 open questions; it will last 1 h and books are not allowed. It will follow an oral examination
Course program
. Attentional deficits, Agnosias, Amnesic syndromes, Aphasias. Executive syndrome. Emotional deficits depending on the side of the lesion. Cognitive deficits as a consequence of degenerative diseases. Neuropsychological assessment. Case Reports. Rehabilitative approaches. Hints of developmental neuropsychology