With this high-level program you will learn to determine the different bones and joints that protect the brain and spinal cord"

This postgraduate diploma addresses the embryology, anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. For a correct understanding of the pathologies that cause alterations in the nervous system, it is essential to know how the structures that compose it are formed embryologically, to see which are its components and how they function and interrelate with each other. 

The study of embryology and the process of the formation of the nervous structures in the embryo is fundamental for the knowledge of congenital pathologies that have their explanation in the bad development of the embryo. 

It is important to know the bony structures that protect the central nervous system of the different regions of the brain and spinal cord, which are key to a correct interpretation of the imaging tests. As well as the exhaustive knowledge of the essential anatomy focuses the practitioner on the surgical procedures and in the approach and techniques that neurosurgery demands. 

Depending on where the problem is located:  In the central nervous system or in the peripheral nervous system, the clinical manifestations and diagnostic tests will be very different, and their recognition will be very important to reach definitive conclusions. 

This postgraduate diploma addresses how to correctly perform a neurological examination, the collection of data such as anamnesis and review, a correct physical examination of the patient and a methodical and systemic evaluation of the neurological examination. The emphasis will also be placed on everything necessary to carry it out and collect the data. 

As important as a correct neurological examination and a detailed outline of the list of possible problems for each case, is to assess the diagnostic tests that we should consider for each case, most of them being complementary, since in rare cases we will reach a final diagnosis only by performing one of them. 

Diagnostic tests will give not only an almost certain diagnosis, but also a structuring and an approach to the therapy used in each case, as well as the prognosis that each pathological entity has in order to advise the owner in the best possible way. 

Learn how to guide and interpret the appropriate diagnostic tests for each situation and patient, applying new technologies in the search for the most appropriate data and therapeutic pathways"

This postgraduate diploma in Small Animal Neurology Neurological Examination and Neurolocalization offers you the characteristics of a course of high scientific, teaching and technological level.  These are some of its most notable features:

• Latest technology in online teaching software
• Highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Self-regulating learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the course
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

A structured and intensive study that will go through all the points of interest you need to update your intervention in small animal neurology"

Our teaching staff is made up of professionals from different fields related to this specialty. In this way, we ensure that we provide you with the training update we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of professionals trained and experienced in different environments, who will develop the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will put at the service of the course the practical knowledge derived from their own experience: one of the differential qualities of this Postraduate Diploma. 

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that conceives learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, we will use telepractice:  with the help of an innovative interactive video system, and learning from an expert, you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were actually dealing with the scenario you are learning about. A concept that will allow you to integrate and fix learning in a more realistic and permanent way. 

A highly qualified postgraduate diploma created to allow you to learn in a dynamic and effective way, organizing your dedication and your study in your own way"

You will learn everything you need to understand the pathologies of the nervous system, perform a correct anamnesis, detect the site of the lesion and intervene in the most efficient way"

The objective of this complete postgraduate diploma is to generate specialized knowledge in the student by creating a well-structured basis to identify the clinical signs associated with each neurological location and to be able to establish a list of differential diagnoses, acting correctly to achieve the best possible prognosis in patients. 

Boost your intervention capacity by incorporating the most updated knowledge in this field, learning in a realistic and effective way to grow as a professional"

General Objectives

• Examine the embryonic development of the nervous system in its different phases and the mechanisms involved in its training
• Determine, in an exhaustive manner, the different regions of the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system and musculoskeletal system
• Analyze the physiology and mechanism of the functioning of the central nervous system
• Identify the different vascular structures of clinical importance to identify possible vascular pathologies and learn about these structures in surgical procedures
• Perform a correct anamnesis and data collection
• Determine the steps of the neurological examination and its correct performance
• Identify the characteristic clinical signs depending on the site of the lesion
• Define the list of problems depending on the patient's course, clinical history and review
• Identify the different most common laboratory tests
• Compile the indications, performance and interpretation of advanced imaging tests
• Develop the principles of electrophysiology, the different tests and their interpretation
• Determine the correct performance of muscle and nerve biopsy

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology of the Nervous System

• Identify the different stages of embryonic development of the nervous system
• Present, in a clear and concise manner, the anatomy and physiology of the brain and the anatomy and physiology of the spinal cord
• Develop the mechanisms of nerve impulse transmission
• Determine the different bones and joints that protect the brain and spinal cord
• Examine the characteristics of the arterial and venous blood supply to the brain and spinal cord

Module 2. Neurological Examination and Neurolocalization

• Structure the steps to follow for a correct neurological evaluation
• Analyze the different differential diagnoses depending on each case
• Identify the characteristic clinical signs of a lesion in the forebrain, brainstem and cerebellum
• Identify the clinical signs characteristic of a lesion in the different segments of the spinal cord and of a peripheral nervous system involvement

Module 3. Diagnostic tests

• Interpret the various parameters in blood and CSF tests that are of clinical significance
• Structuring the correct performance and interpretation of myelography, CT and MRI scans 
• Fundamentals of the different electrophysiological tests and their interpretation
• Present the performance of muscle and nerve biopsy and its interpretation
• Identify the different genetic tests in dogs and cats

Get on the front line of competitiveness, with a complete update of maximum interest for the veterinary professional"