MEDE0004-1 : Practical work of neuroanatomy

Study Programmes 2016-2017

MEDE0004-1

Practical work of neuroanatomy

Duration :

10h Pr

Number of credits :

Bachelor in medicine		1

Lecturer :

Félix Scholtes

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

Histology Cortex, (neo and archi), cerebellum, spinal cord.
Neurophysiology:

Electroencephalogram
Evoqued potentials (motor and sensitive)
Electroneuromyogram and nerve velocity studies

Anatomoclinical and imaging perspectives: Presentation and discussion of case studies illustrating relevant anatomy with their clinical presentation and with imaging of the nervous system.
Dissection of the human brain: Skull bones, meninges and CSF ; the brain in frontal, horizontal and sagital slices; the cerebellum, the brainstem; vessels of the brain.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

Histology of the Central Nervous System
The student will be able to identify various structures (tissues, cells, anatomical regions) within the CNS:

Neocortex, cerebellum cortex, archicortex
Choroid plexus within the ventricles
Meninges
Spinal cord horns and tracts, spinal cord levels according white/gray matter distribution, roots, ganglia,...

Neurophysiology
The student will be able to:

recognize rythms and artefacts on an electroencephalogram
understand and interpret evoked potentials and electroneuromyography

Anatomo-radioclinical perspectives
Students will have acquired the basic principles which allow them to correlate anatomy, imaging and neurological symptomes, in preparation for clinical neurological diagnosis.
Dissection of the human brain
Students will be able to identify various structures, tracts, nuclei, vessels...within frontal, horizontal and sagital sections.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

The structure and function of the nervous underlying the concepts taught during these practical sessions are required. For the precise courses that are required which provide these notions, see course programme
Prérequis
ANAT0224-1 - Introduction à l'anatomie humaine, y compris l'introduction à l'embryologie générale
Corequis
NERF0130-5 - Approche multidisciplinaire du système nerveux

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Histology of the Central Nervous System
After an introductory reminder of the basic histological concepts, work on the microscope.
Neurophysiology
Small groups (10 students) lead by a teacher. After an introductory reminder: exercises of EEG, EP and ENMG reading and measurements of nerve conduction velocity using the software "Lab Tutor".
Anatomo-radioclinical perspectives
Présentation in the auditorium: discussion of clinical and imaging cases.
Dissection of the human brain
Virtual "TP" on the e-campus platform, based on brain dissection videos with explanations.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

- Dissection of the Human brain: on line / e-campus
- Neurophysiology: on site + videos on line
- Anatomo-radioclinical perspectives: on site
- CNS histology: on site