Schedule
Tue-Thu, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (8/29/2022 - 10/20/2022) Location: MAIN BRCHM 26
Fri, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (8/29/2022 - 10/20/2022) Location: MAIN BRCHM 301
Description
Building on Clinical Management of Adult Neurological System I, this course is further designed to enhance the student’s basic understanding of the pathophysiology related to neuromuscular disorders with emphasis on treatment and clinical management. This course focuses more on movement disorders, disorders related to spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. Examples of these disorders include vestibular dysfunction, spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, peripheral neuropathy, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, etc. Emphasis is placed on the mechanisms of injury as appropriate, surveys of epidemiology and etiology, symptomatology, pathology, and on the acute management and prognosis of specific neuromuscular disorders. The pedagogical approach of the course will include prerecorded lectures, podcasts, didactic lectures, and case study presentations with an emphasis on problem-oriented, clinically applicable learning in an effort to enco