Participation in all practical exercises according to the study schedule, preparation of a seminar presentation.

The subject provides basic and specialized knowledge needed to master methods for effective assessment and treatment of patients with various pathological conditions of the nervous system.

Neurological examination focusing on the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves. Clinical and neurological diagnosis of neurological disorders in dogs and cats. Sophisticated methods of diagnosis and therapy. Surgical and non-surgical therapy. Case studies.

Lectures 1. Signalment history, clinical presentations, differential diagnoses. 2. Functional and dysfunctional neuroanatomy. 3. Performing neurological examination. 4. Neuroimaging. 5. Encephalopathies. 6. Management of head trauma. 7. Seizures and narcolepsy. 8. Cerebellar diseases and tremor syndrome. 9. Vestibular diseases, vestibulocochlear nerve dysfunctions. 10. Myelopathies, diseases of the spinal cord. 11. Management of the geriatric patient. 12. Myopathies and junctionopathies. 13. Neuropharmacological strategies.

Practical exercises 1. Musculoskeletal system vs. nervous system. 2. Care of the neurological patient and physical therapy. 3. Neurotoxicological syndromes. 4. Lesion localisation. 5. Hearing and balance disorders. 6. Congenital and developmental anomalies of the CNS. 7. Immune-mediated and infectious CNS diseases. 8. Neuropharmacology and neuroanatomy of normal urination. 9. Peripheral nerve diseases 10. Dyskinesia and tremor. 11. Assistance devices and their use in the rehabilitation of neurological patients. 12. Neuromuscular diseases. 13. Alternative and adjuvant options for therapy of neurologially impaired patients

BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Neurology Edition: 4th · Edited by: Simon R. Platt and Natasha J. Olby

Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology, 3rd Edition. 2015. Curtis W. Dewey (Editor), Ronaldo C. da Costa (Editor)

Small Animal Neurological Emergencies. 2012. by Simon Platt (Editor), Laurent Garosi (Editor)

Conditions for completion of course:

Participation in all practical exercises according to the study schedule, preparation of a seminar presentation.

Final assessment:

The final assessment is based on the preparation and presentation of a seminar presentatio on a chosen topic