Module 5 – November 2027, 15 – 19, Neuropathic pain – Peripheral Nervous System Disorder

Module 5 – Novembre 2027, 15 – 19
Neuropathic pain

Monday 15

Functional anatomy of nociceptive pathways	Catharina Faber Department of Neurology, School of Mental Health & Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre Maastricht, The Netherlands
Functional properties of sensory nerves	Jordi Serra King’s College Hospital London, United Kingdom
Molecular mechanisms of neuropathic pain	Theodore Price
Interactive session

Tuesday 16

Painful and painless neuropathies	David Bennet Clinical Neurology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford Oxford, UK
Treatments for neuropathic pain	Grazia Devigili IRCCS Foundation “Carlo Besta” Neurological Institute Milan, Italy
Machine learning-assisted discovery of mechanistic pain predictors	Jan Vollert
Interactive session

Wednesday 17

Clinical and diagnostic features of autonomic nervous system	Roy Freeman Harvard Medical School Boston, USA

Thursday 18

Skin biopsy: applications in neurology	Claudia Sommer Neurology Clinic, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
Confocal corneal microscopy: applications in neurology	Rayaz Malik Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar & University of Manchester Quatar and United Kingdom
Quantitative sensory testing	Marjelle van Driel
Interactive session

Friday 19

Body recognition and augmented reality in somatosensory syndromes	Angelo Maravita Department of Phsycology, University of Milano-Bicocca
Non-pharmacological treatments of pain	Licia Grazzi Parkinson and Movement Disorder Unit, Neurophysiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta Milan, Italy
Interactive session

Monday 22 – Practical session

Autonomic nervous system lab	Besta Clinical Neurophysiology Unit – Dr. Devigili

Tuesday 23 – Practical session

Grant writing course: how to present a successful proposal	Besta grant office

Wednesday – Practical session

Paper writing course	The Lancet

Thursday 25 – Practical session

Final exam

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