title: A Brazilian original pedagogical approach to the teaching of neurology.
abstract: The two-arm Clinical Decisions/Diagnostic Workshop (CD/DW) approach to undergraduate medical education has been successfully used in Brazil.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Present the CD/DW approach to the teaching of stroke, with the results of its pre-experimental application and of a comparative study with the traditional lecture-case discussion approach.
  
  
  METHODS
  Application of two questionnaires (opinion and Knowledge-Attitudes-Perceptions-KAP) to investigate the non-inferiority of the CD/DW approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The method was well accepted by teachers and students alike, the main drawback being the necessarily long time for its completion by the students, a feature that may better cater for different educational needs. The comparative test showed the CD/DW approach to lead to slightly higher cognitive acquisition as opposed to the traditional method, clearly showing its non-inferiority status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The CD/DW approach seems to be another option for teaching neurology in undergraduate medical education, with the bonus of respecting each learner`s time.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina e Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lucas Vilas Bôas
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências do Esporte, Faculdade de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paula Teixeira
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Daniel de Souza Ferreira
authors.initials: Dde S
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Rocha
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Li Li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Min
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology / Q000193:education*; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires