MDE 8470 Child Neurology

Drs. Maria Gieron and Jose Ferreira

This elective is designed to introduce senior students to the field of child neurology.   Under the supervision of clinical faculty, students will have the opportunity to evaluate infants and children with neurological problems in outpatient clinics and hospital setting.  This elective will enhance students’ ability to perform neurological examination in young patients and interpret its significance.

Objectives

1. Learn to take a neurological history with an emphasis on the skills of talking and listening to parents.
2. Perform an age appropriate neurological examination and differentiate between normal and abnormal findings.
3.   Learn how to use abnormal findings to localize the problem within either the central or peripheral nervous system.
4.  Learn how to use the history and neurological examination to determine the nature of a pathological process.
5.  Indications and selective use of neurodiagnostic studies such as electroencephalogram, electromyography and nerve conduction study, computerized brain tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and angiogram.
6. Diagnose and understand the pathophysiology of, and know how to manage common neurological conditions of infants and children.
7.   Learn about neurological emergencies in children and basic principles of their management.

Evaluation

Students will be evaluated by the preceptor using the following methods:

• Clinical evaluation with same day feedback

• Written (24 questions) examination at the end of rotation

• Oral presentation of a topic of interest

 Grades are determined by: 50% clinical evaluation, 25% written examination, and 25% oral presentation.