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SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY / FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Week Practice
1. Basic principles of neurological diagnosis. The anamnesis. The connection between
symptoms, localization and causes of neurological diseases.
2. Assessment of the paresis. Examination of muscle tone and trophy.
3. The mono- and polysynaptic reflexes. The pyramidal signs. The upper and lower
motoneuron lesion.
4. Motor functions of cranial nerves. Bulbar, pseudobulbar and suprabulbar paresis.
5. Examination of the I. and II. Cranial nerve. The visual fields.
6. Examination of the III., IV., VI. Cranial nerves. The eye movements. The rystalli
reflexes. Gaze disorders.
7. The V cranial nerve.
8. The facial nerve palsy.
9. The nystagmus. Dizziness and vertigo. The vestibular system.
10. Examination of the sensory system.
11. The coordination. The cerebellar functions (neo-, paleo-, and archicerebellum).
12. Examination of the spine and spinal cord. The vegetative functions.
Signs of meningeal irritation.
13. The brainstem syndromes. The reticular activating system.
14. Practical exam
2nd Semester
Week Lecture title
1. Headache
2. Aphasia
3. Cerebrovascular diseases (part 1)
4. Cerebrovascular diseases (part 2)
5. Epilepsy
6. Multiple sclerosis
7. Movement disorders (part 1)
8. Movement disorders (part 2)
9. Aneurysm, subarachnoideal bleeding and vascular malformations
10. Dementia
11. Neuromuscular diseases. Encephalopaties
12. Genetic abnormalities in neurologic disorders
13. Written semifinal exam
14. Questions and answers.
Week Practice
1. Diagnostic procedures I.: EEG, evoked potentials, EMG, Doppler, CSF
2. Diagnostic procedures II.: Neuroradiology, X-ray, CT, MRI, etc.
3. Movement disorders. Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
4. Hyperkinesia and dystonia.
5. Hypnoid and non-hypnoid unconsciousness. The Glasgow coma scale.
6. Metabolic encephalopathies.
7. Memory dysfunction, dementia.
8. Thecognitive functions
9. Emergency in Neurology.
10. Examination of muscle disorders.