Curricular Unit:Code:
Brain and Language898CLIN
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
1PostgraduateLanguage Development and Disorders (Language Disorders)6 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Portuguese78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
To understand the functional mechanisms involved in the disorders of language.
To know the possibilities of rehabilitation strategies directed to the disorders of language.
Syllabus:
Language areas and circuits; neuroimaging; disturbances of language development; cognitive assessment and rehabilitation
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The programmatic contents focus on the aspects of brain functioning relevant to perceiving the development of language and its various pathological situations.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
continuous
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The presentation of the themes wiil be done according to the previous preparation and interest of the students in order to awaken in them the apprehension of concepts and their practical applicability.
Reading:
1. Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J (2008). Neurology in Clinical Practice. 5th ed. Elsevier.
2. Brust CM (2007). Current Diagnosis &Treatment – Neurology. McGraw-Hill.
3. Fauci AS, Braunwald E, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J (2008). Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. 17th ed. McGraw Hill.
4. Lundy-Ekman L (2007). Neuroscience: Fundamentals for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed. Elsevier.
5. Nolte J (2009). The Human Brain. An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy. Elsevier.
6. Ropper AH, Brown RH (2009). Adams and Victor’s Principles of Neurology, 9th ed. McGraw-Hill.
7. Sá MJ (2014). Neurologia Clínica. Compreender as Doenças Neurológicas. 2ª edição. Edições Universidade Fernando Pessoa.