Syllabus: Neurobehavioural Sciences I
Lectures are only in winter semester.
The units are arranged in order, which is applicable for most blocks. However, pay
attention to schedule of classes as there might be some changes in order of units due to
organization of classes in other study programmes.
A. Seminars and practices (5-week block order): Number, name and form of unit
Comment: in „Vyuka“ Seminars are „S“, practices are „C“
1. Anatomy. Anatomy for neurology. Seminar.
2. Pathology: Pathology of dementia. Seminar.
3. Pharmacology: Pharmacology: Drugs in neurodegeneration and dementia (particularly in
Alzheimer´s disease). Individual work on case studies concerning the nervous system
disorders problematic. Practice
4. Pathology: Pathology of basal ganglia.Seminar
5. Pharmacology: Drugs used in sensoric disorders. Seminar
6. Pathology: Pathology of muscles and nerves. Seminar
7. Pathophysiology: Metabolic disorders of consciousness (+ case studies) Seminar.
8. Pathophysiology: Ischemia CNS. Seminar.
9. Pathophysiology: Disorders of sensory functions. Seminar
10. Psychology: Stress and pain. Seminar
11. Pathology. Cerebrovascular damage of CNS. Seminar.
12. Anatomy. Clinical anatomy for hearing and balance. Seminar.
13. ENT. Basic examination methods in otology and equilibrium tests. Practice.
14. ENT. The basic inner ear disease: idiopathic sudden hearing loss and the risk of
underestimation (late diagnosis), Vestibular Neuronitis, the problems of Ménière's disease,
Statoacoustic neurinoma Presby / Socioacousis. Practice
15. ENT. Tinnitus. Practice
17. Pathology: Pathology of demyelination. Seminar
18. Psychology: Emotion, motivation and behaviour. Seminar
19. Pathology: Tumors of CNS. Seminar.
20. Pathophysiology: Central motor disorders. Seminar
21. Pathophysiology: Peripheral motor disorders. Seminar
22. Neuroradiology: Imaging of brain disease. Seminar.
23. Neurology. Neurologic history taking, conscious level assessment, orientation, disorders
of speech and language, posture, gait. Seminar
24. Neurology. Cranial nerve examination, signs of damage. Seminar
25. Neurology. Patient (history taking, conscious level and orientation assessment, speech,
cranial nerve examination). Practice
26. Neurology. Upper and lower motor neuron lesions, "mixed" lesion. Seminar
27. Neurology Examination of muscle tone, power, deep reflexes, pathologic reflexes
(pyramidal signs). Practice
28. Neurology. Patient (examination of paresis). Practice
29. Neurology. Sensory impairment, meningeal syndrome, symptomatology of the
extrapyramidal system disorders. Seminar
30. Neurology. Sensory system. Spinal cord syndromes. Seminar
31. Neurology. Patient – sensory impairment, meningeal syndrome, symptomatology of the
extrapyramidal system disorders examination and diagnostic analysis. Practice
32. Neurology. Examination of vertebral column, spinal radicular syndromes. Seminar
33. Neurology. Patient -Examination of vertebral column, spinal radicular syndromes.
Practice
34. Neuroradiology: Imaging of spinal affections. Seminar
36. Psychology: Memory, learning and attention. Seminar
37. Pharmacology: Drugs used in migraine. Drugs used in neuropathic pain. Seminar
38. Anatomy. Anatomy for psychiatry. Seminar
39. Neurology. Cerebellar syndromes neocerebellar and paleocerebellar. Cerebellar
examination. Neurological examination of the unconscious patient. Seminar
40. Neurology. Patient – examination and analysis of the case, cerebellar examination.
Practice
41. Neurology Examination of patients, imaging method findings. Practice
42. Neurology. Examination of patients and case analysis. Practice
43. Neurology. Examination of patients and case analysis, examination of students. Practice
44. Pharmacology: Drugs used in vascular brain ictus. Drugs in multiple sclerosis. Seminar
45. Psychiatry: Propedeutics. Clinical examination. Practice
46. Psychiatry: Propedeutics: Clinical examination: training. Practice
47. Psychiatry: Disturbances of emotions and behaviour. Seminar.
48. Psychiatry: Propedeutics: Mental status examination. Practice
49. Psychiatry: Propedeutics: Mental status examination: training. Practice
50. Psychiatry Psychotic disorders. Neurobiology. Seminar
51. Psychiatry. Psychotic disorders: symptoms, syndromes, course. Practice
52. Psychiatry. Psychotic disorders. Patient. Practice
53. Psychiatry. Affectived disorders. Neurobiology. Seminar
55. Psychiatry. Affective disorders: symptoms, syndromes, course. Practice
56. Psychiatry. Affective disorders: Patient. Practice
57. Psychiatry. Neurotic disorders: Neurobioloy. Seminar.
58. Psychiatry. Addiction. Clinical picture. Practice
59. Psychiatry. Addiction. Examination. Practice
60. Psychiatry. Addiction. Neurobiology. Seminar
61. Psychiatry. Neurotic disorders. symptoms, syndromes, course. Practice.
62. Psychiatry. Neurotic disorders. Patient. Practice
63. Psychiatry. Mental disorders: Overview, feedback, credit. Practice.
B. Lectures (order in semester): Number and name of unit
Comment: In „Vyuka“ lectures are „P“
16 Pathophysiology. Epilepsy
35 Pathophysiology. Pain
54 Pathology. Neuropatology of neurodegeneration
64 Pathology. Inflammation of CNS
65 Neurology. Higher nervous activity. Syndromes of particular brain lobes.
66 Neurology. Upper and lower motor neuron lesions, topical diagnostic
67 Pharmacology. Drugs used in anxiety and sleep disorders. (Anxiolytics. Hypnotics.)
68 Pharmacology. Antiepileptics. Drugs in Parkinson´s disease. Cognitive drugs,
nootropics. Pharmacology of extrapyramidal diseases
70 Neurology: Cranial nerves and brain stem syndromes
69 Pharmacology Drugs used in psychosis, depression and bipolar disorders.
(Antipsychotics. Antidepressants. Mood stabilizers.)
71 Psychiatry. Neurobiology of anxiety and depression