Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:

• Recognize the types of tumors of the Central Nervous System
• Know the basic classification of tumors of the Central Nervous System
• Know epidemiological data about brain tumors
• Apply neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the Central Nervous System to brain tumors
• Explain speech and language pathology through tumors in specific anatomical structures
• Identify brain tumors with the help of imaging tests
• Know the prognosis and the perspective of speech therapy in patients with a poor prognosis.
  

• Critical data analysis
• Decision making
• Demonstration of social, professional and ethical responsibility
• Efficient search, analysis, and synthesis of data and information using the essential technologies
• Exercise criticism and self-criticism
• Promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking

The course aims to link language/speech disorders with brain tumors. Upon course completion, students will be able to know/describe the location of the tumor in the brain, connect the neuroanatomical characteristics of brain regions with specialized functions, especially those related to language/speech, relate the tumors with language/speech symptomatology, and recognize some of the modern methods of intervention in diseases of the nervous system.

The course is developed in 13 lessons.

• Introduction to tumors of the Central Nervous System
• Classification of brain tumors
• General and specific symptomatology of brain tumors
• Gliomas
• Meningiomas, intraventricular brain tumors, cerebellar tumors
• Metastatic tumors of the Central Nervous System
• Tumors in pediatric neurosurgery
• Imaging of brain tumors
• Surgical and oncological treatment of tumors and the role of speech therapy
• Surgical complications and speech therapy.

Final exam at the end of the semester (60% of the final grade) and group assignment or clinical report (40% of the total grade). The exam will include short-answers and/or closed-ended (e.g., multiple-choice) questions.

Books

• Seikel, A., Konstantopoulos, K., & Drumright, D. (2020). Νευροανατομία και νευροφυσιολογία για τις επιστήμες ομιλίας και ακοής. Athens: Constantaras. Code in Eudoxus [133038456]
• McArdle, O., & O’Mahony, D. (2010). Ογκολογία - Έγχρωμο Εικονογραφημένο Εγχειρίδιο. Αθήνα: Παριζιάνου. Code in Eudoxus [12507364]
• Baehr, M., Frotscher, M. (2009). DUUS εντοπιστική διάγνωση στη νευρολογία. Athens: Constantaras. Code in Eudoxus [37342]

Related scientific journals

• Brain and Language

• Journal of Neurosurgery

• Journal of Neuro-Oncology