caa a22 4500 463199499 CHVBK 20180405153108.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00276-007-0201-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00276-007-0201-9 Clinical neuroanatomy module 5years' experience at the School of Medicine of Padova [Elektronische Daten] [Veronica Macchi, Andrea Porzionato, Carla Stecco, Anna Parenti, Raffaele De Caro] Macroscopic anatomy of the brain is scheduled during the last meeting of the Short Course of Dissection, an optional course for second-year medical students at the School of Medicine of Padova, following the official 44h of lectures of Neuroanatomy. The aim of the present study was to ascertain the value of brain dissection in retention of neuroanatomical knowledge by medical students. An anatomical questionnaire was given to second-year students in the years 2002-2006, aiming at evaluating their initial neuroanatomical background. Administered twice, at the beginning and end of the last meeting of the optional course, the questionnaire consisted of three diagrams, showing the base, the convexity of the brain, and an axial section of the cerebrum. For each diagram, ten anatomical structures were selected, according to their clinical importance. Students then followed a worksheet for external examination of the brain and cutting. The teacher presented three examples of pathologies causing elevated intracranial pressure, and indicated their locations on the relative cerebral structures. At the end of the meeting, the same questionnaire was given again. To evaluate long-term retention of information, it was also given to third-year students. The questionnaire revealed improved knowledge of neuroanatomy in a mean of 57% of students, especially as regards the axial section (72%), with respect to that of the brain base (43%) and convexity (40%). After 1year, long-term assessment of information retention showed that 65% of the group which had followed the dissection course correctly answered with respect to the control group (40%), and even better (87.5%) as regards anatomical details presented in their clinical aspects. The main guidelines in planning the clinical neuroanatomy module were: (1) selection of anatomical landmarks of importance from the clinical viewpoint; (2) identification of pathologies which involve the above anatomical landmarks; (3) relationships between morphology and pathology enhancing anatomo-clinical importance. Springer-Verlag, 2007 Anatomical teaching nationallicence Dissection nationallicence Human gross anatomy nationallicence Medical curriculum nationallicence Medical education nationallicence Macchi Veronica Section of Anatomy, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Via A. Gabelli 65, 35127, Padova, Italy aut Porzionato Andrea Section of Anatomy, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Via A. Gabelli 65, 35127, Padova, Italy aut Stecco Carla Section of Anatomy, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Via A. Gabelli 65, 35127, Padova, Italy aut Parenti Anna Section of Pathologic Anatomy, Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut De Caro Raffaele Section of Anatomy, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Via A. Gabelli 65, 35127, Padova, Italy aut Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy Springer-Verlag 29/3(2007-04-01), 261-267 0930-1038 29:3<261 2007 29 276 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-007-0201-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-007-0201-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Macchi Veronica Section of Anatomy, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Via A. Gabelli 65, 35127, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Porzionato Andrea Section of Anatomy, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Via A. Gabelli 65, 35127, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stecco Carla Section of Anatomy, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Via A. Gabelli 65, 35127, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Parenti Anna Section of Pathologic Anatomy, Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, University of Padova, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- De Caro Raffaele Section of Anatomy, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Via A. Gabelli 65, 35127, Padova, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy Springer-Verlag 29/3(2007-04-01), 261-267 0930-1038 29:3<261 2007 29 276 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer