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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study ECTS Credits
Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry TIP305 Compulsory Bachelor's degree 3 9

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Erhan Faik BUDAK
Prof. Dr. Cem CERİT
Prof. Dr. Nursu ÇAKIN MEMİK
Prof. Dr. Hüsnü EFENDİ
Prof. Dr. Bekir Faruk ERDEN
Prof. Dr. Bülent KARA
Prof. Dr. Feride İpek KOMSUOĞLU ÇELİKYURT
Prof. Dr. Ayşe KUTLU
Prof. Dr. Oğuz MUTLU
Prof. Dr. Aslıhan Özlem POLAT IŞIK
Prof. Dr. Hamit Macit SELEKLER
Prof. Dr. Tijen UTKAN
Prof. Dr. MELDA YARDIMOĞLU YILMAZ
Prof. Dr. Mustafa YILDIZ
Prof. Dr. Fürüzan YILDIZ AKAR
Prof. Dr. Özlem YILDIZ GÜNDOĞDU
Associate Prof. Dr. Aybala Neslihan ALAGÖZ
Associate Prof. Dr. Bahadır GENİŞ
Associate Prof. Dr. Şahika Gülen ŞİŞMANLAR
Associate Prof. Dr. Elif TATLIDİL YAYLACI
Assistant Prof. Dr. İrem Damla ÇİMEN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Ahmet Tuğrul ERUYAR
Assistant Prof. Dr. Burcu KARDAŞ
Assistant Prof. Dr. Serap MÜLAYİM

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Students list the functions of the neuropsychiatric system, classifications of diseases and terminology,
2) Students list the principles of interviewing in psychiatry, signs and symptoms, and psychosocial bases of behavior,
3) Students know the mental disorders seen in childhood, the dynamics of the mother-infant relationship, the behavior of children, parents and physicians in the face of diseases,
4) Students list the causes, symptoms, diagnosis-differential diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of psychiatric diseases,
5) Students know about psychotherapy and drugs and methods used in the treatment of mental illnesses,
6) Students list the causes, findings, diagnosis-differential diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of the diseases of the nervous system,
7) Students list the types, mechanisms and side-effect spectrums of pharmacological agents used in the treatment of nervous system diseases,
8) Students know the pathology of degenerative and melanocytic diseases of the nervous system,
9) Students know the radiological and scintigraphic imaging methods used in the diagnosis of nervous system diseases,
10) Students know the normal course of children's neuromotor development,
11) Students know the importance and general characteristics of rehabilitation methods in the long-term treatment of neurological diseases,
12) Students should know nervous system pathologies and congenital developmental disorders,
13) Students know the clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of central nervous system infections.
14) Students know the radiological and scintigraphic imaging methods used in the diagnosis of nervous system diseases.
15) Students know the normal course of neuromotor development in children.
16) Students know the importance and general characteristics of rehabilitation methods in the long term treatment of neurological disorders.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

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16 No relation No relation High High No relation No relation No relation High High Middle No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Neuroscience

Course Contents

The formation mechanisms of mental health and nervous system diseases, causes of disease, clinical features of diseases, laboratory and imaging findings, pharmacological properties of drugs used in the treatment of these diseases and basic concepts about physical therapy methods.

Weekly Schedule

1) Nervous system semiology; First and second motor neuron; Extrapyramidal system diseases and movement disorders; Introduction to nervous system pathology and congenital developmental disorders; Cranial nerves; Epilepsy and EEG; Peripheral neuropathies; Multiple sclerosis and optic neuropathy; Dementias, cognitive disorders, apraxia, aphasia, agnosia; Basic lesions and neurocutaneous syndromes in nervous system diseases; Classification in psychiatry; Signs and symptoms in psychiatry; mood disorders; Gender identity and sexual dysphoria; Consciousness disorders and coma; tic disorders and speech disorders; cognitive disorders; Stress and its role in disease development; Childhood neglect and abuse; Eating disorders; Gender dysphoria and related disorders; psychotic disorders; Early-onset schizophrenia and dissociative disorder; Importance of physical medicine and rehabilitation and functional evaluation; Alcohol and substance use disorders; Introduction to central nervous system pharmacology; Antiepileptic drugs.; Medical preparation program (communication skills module - 3).
2) Pathology of increased intracranial pressure; Demyelinating and metabolic diseases; Pathology of degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; Head traumas and cerebrovascular diseases; central nervous system infections; Central nervous system tumors; stroke, TIA, carotid stenosis; Peripheral nervous system diseases; Anxiety disorders and OCD; Sleeping disorders; personality disorders; Nutrition and its disorders; Somatoform disorders; Normal developmental stages and evaluation of development in children; Drugs used in Parkinson's disease; Hypnosedative drugs; Antidepressant and antimanic drugs; General anesthetic drugs; Drug and substance abuse; neuroleptic drugs; Medical Pathology practice-1; Introduction to nervous system radiology.
3) Vertigo; Medulla spinalis diseases; Approach to the patient with headache; Migraine and other headaches; Sleep and excretion disorders; Rehabilitation in neurological diseases; local anesthetic drugs; Experimental methods used in pharmacology; Alcohols; Medical Pathology Lab/Practice Exam; VI. Course Committee Theoretical Exam; VI. Board Evaluation.
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5) Local anesthetic drugs; Experimental methods used in pharmacology; Alcohols;
6) Medical Pathology Lab/Practice Exam; VI. Course Committee Theoretical Exam; VI. Board Evaluation.

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Modelling
6) Simulation
7) Brain Storming
8) Case Study
9) Self Study
10) Problem Solving


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

60%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

40%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required