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Clinical Neuroscience
Course Code :2013FBDBMW
Study domain:Biomedical Sciences
Semester:Semester: 1st semester
Contact hours:45
Credits:6
Study load (hours):168
Contract restrictions: No contract restriction
Language of instruction :English
Exam period:exam in the 1st semester
Tutor(s)Sebastiaan Engelborghs
Peter De Jonghe
Peter De Deyn

 

1. Prerequisites

At the start of this course the student should have acquired the following competences:
Specific prerequisites for this course:
Basic knowledge of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurochemistry.

2. Learning outcomes

To introduce the students to the field of clinical neurosciences, including neuropsychiatric nosological entities with their specific diagnostic, therapeutic and pathophysiological aspects. The student needs to become familiar with clinical presentation of the different conditions and the main ongoing research unravelling underlying pathophysiological aspects and contributing to diagnosis and management.



3. Course contents

This course will provide an overview of neurological and psychiatric nosological entities. Main focus will be put on a series of neurological disorders presently under investigation in the Antwerp neuroscience research community. Courses will elaborate on innovative diagnostic tools and therapeutic interventions.  Special attention will be given to the pathophysiological basis underlying neurodegenerative disorders (dementia and Parkinson’s disease), epilepsy, cerebrovascular disorders, multiple sclerosis and neuromuscular disorders. Scientific preclinical and clinical study designs and research methods will be discussed in relationship to clinical neurosciences.

 

The first part of the course gives a general overview of clinical presentation, epidemiology, aetiology and management of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Topics will include:

-          Sleep disorders

-          Psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, affective disorders ...)

-          Motorneuron disorders

-          Cerebrovascular disorders

-          Epilepsy

-          Headache

-          Neurodegenerative disorders

-          Multiple sclerosis and demyelinating disorders

-          Neuromuscular diseases

-          Infectious disorders

-          Neuro-oncology

-          Trauma

-          Metabolic diseases

-          Spinal cord pathology

 

The second part will give a detailed analysis of neurodegenerative disorders (dementia and Parkinson’s disease), epilepsy, cerebrovascular disorders, multiple sclerosis and neuromuscular disorders, including ongoing research on pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. Scientific preclinical and clinical studies related to these disorders will be dealt with in further detail.



4. Teaching method

Class contact teaching:
  • Lectures
  • Seminars

    • Excursions

    5. Assessment method and criteria

    Examination:
  • Oral with written preparation

    • 6. Study material

    Required reading

    Syllabus and handouts.



    Optional reading

    The following study material can be studied on a voluntary basis:

    Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience. Anthony H.V. Schapira. Mosby Elsevier, 2007.

    Neurobiology of Disease. Sid Gilman. Academic Press, Elsevier, 2007.



    7. Contact information

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