Basic Information

Course Code:

FTR 236

Course Name:

Neurosurgery

Language of Instruction:

Turkish

Course Type:

Class

Course Level:

Bachelor

ECTS:

3.00

Instructor:

Öğr. Gör. Dr. ŞAFAK ÖZYÖRÜK

Course Objectives

Provision of basic knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment of fundamental neurosurgical diseases and development of a physiotherapy-oriented approach to these conditions.

Course Content

Neurological examination, head injuries, spinal injuries, central nervous system neoplasms, congenital central nervous system disorders, degenerative diseases of the spine, and vascular diseases of the central nervous system.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

None

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

Bradley WG, Darof RB, Et. Al. Neurology In Clinical Practise. Butterwort Heinemann/ Elsevier 2008 / Ropper A, Samuels M, Adams And Victor's Principles of Neurology. Mcgraw-Hill, 2009 / Rowland Lp, Pedley Ta. Meritt's Neurology. Lippincott Williams And Wilkins, 2009.

Learning Outcomes

Code	Description
LO1	Defines the fundamental diseases of neurosurgery and learns their characteristics.
LO2	Gains knowledge about disease-specific diagnostic evaluation in the fundamental diseases of neurosurgery.
LO3	Gains knowledge about disease-specific treatment options for the fundamental diseases of neurosurgery.

Weekly Course Content

Week	Content
1	Neurosurgery and Its Historical Development
2	Neurological Examination
3	Head Injuries
4	Increased Intracranial Pressure and Herniation Syndromes
5	Intracranial Tumors
6	Vascular Diseases of the Central Nervous System and Their Treatment
7	Spinal Trauma
8	Degenerative Diseases of the Cervical Spine
9	Degenerative Diseases of the Lumbar Spine
10	Spinal Tumors
11	Hydrocephalus
12	Congenital and Developmental Central Nervous System Anomalies
13	Peripheral Nervous System Surgery
14	Functional Neurosurgery

Workload Calculation

Activity	Count	Duration (Hours)	Total
Attendance	14	2.00	28.00
Post-Class Individual Study	14	2.00	28.00
Midterm Exam/Preparation	7	1.00	7.00
Final Exam/Preparation	14	2.00	28.00
Total Workload (Hours)			91
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25)			3

Assessment

#	Assessment Type	Contribution (%)
1	Midterm Exam	%40
2	Final Exam	%60
TOTAL		%100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO	LO1	LO2	LO3
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7

1

Low Contribution

2

Medium Contribution

3

High Contribution

Teaching and Learning Methods

#	Method Name	Description	Tools
1	Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion	Listening and taking notes.	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations)

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

Violations of scholastic honesty include, but are not limited to cheating, plagiarizing, fabricating information or citations, facilitating acts of dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students. Any for of scholastic dishonesty is a serious academic violation and will result in a disciplinary action. It is explained in Article 25 of the Directive on Associate and Undergraduate Programs of Antalya Bilim University.

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