Pathologies of the nervous system

Duration

20h Th, 10h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Eric Salmon

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

Anatomy and function of the Central Nervous system

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To acquire general knowledge about brain structure and function and their evaluation, allowing to understand and discuss the clinical, anatomical and functional caracteristics of most cerebral pathologies

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Discussion on neurological diseases during the last course

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

Questions-answers before each course. One or two sessions per chapter. quizz (true-wrong) on anatomical, functional or clinical proposals

Recommended or required readings

Revised every year; notes and powerpoint given one week before the course (see MyUlg).

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral, end of session. The exam partly consists in a presentation of a paper in neurosciences, chosen by the student. this is followed by a discussion on any chapter.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

eric.salmon@ulg.ac.be

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