Revista Información Científica (Oct 2022)

Optional course on spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 at the Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Holguín

  • Ana Luisa Berrillo-Caisés,
  • Julio César Rodríguez-Díaz,
  • Dania de las Mercedes Zayas-Aldaya,
  • Yasmany González-Garcés,
  • Reidenis Torres-Vega

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 101, no. 5
pp. e3736 – e3736

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Introduction: it recently began the training of professionals in a new modality of Programas Técnico Superior de Ciclo Corto (Short Cycle Superior Technical Programs) in the Clinical Neurophysiology specialty, at the Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Holguín, attending to the high incidence of neurological diseases, such as spinocerebellar ataxia type 2, which constitutes a serious health problem in Cuba. This is an elective course program that addresses this topic and contributes to the knowledge of this disease, in order to improve research and possible treatments. Objective: to design an elective course program on diagnosis and physical-therapeutic intervention in the prodromal phase of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 for first year Clinical Neurophysiology students at the ¨Arides Estévez Sánchez¨ School of Nursing in Holguín. Method: a methodological didactic research was carried out using the empirical methods: observation; theoretical: historical-logical, documentary study, dialectical; analysis-synthesis and induction-deduction. Results: a program was proposed for an optional course, based on the search for scientific information and empirical methods, which was structured in four themes, in face-to-face modality and with a duration of 24 hours. The contents were presented by themes, objectives, essential knowledge to acquire, main skills to master and evaluation system. Conclusions: the application of this program contributes to developing skills in training professionals, in the knowledge of the prodromal phase of this disease.

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