Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Understanding Epilepsy and its Neuropsychology
This course explored the cognitive and psychosocial deficits that epilepsy sufferers can experience. It began with an overview of epilepsy and the techniques used for its medical diagnosis and also looked at what a neuropsychological evaluation involves and the abilities that are assessed. Participants also learnt how to give first aid to someone suffering from a seizure.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Sara Mondini
Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology
University of Padova
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Improve your knowledge about epilepsy
- Explore tests and techniques used to evaluate different aspects of epilepsy
- Investigate epilepsy from a bio-psychosocial perspective
- Identify how to basically support someone with seizures
Syllabus
- Descriptive framework of epilepsy;
- Medical and neuropsychological assessment of epilepsy;
- Cognitive and psychosocial effects of epilepsy;
- First aid for seizures.
Issued on 5th March 2023
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