Undergraduate Course: Neurosciences (MBCH10014)
Course Outline
| School | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | MBChB |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course encompasses diseases of the central and peripheral (including autonomic) nervous systems. These diseases are characterised by altered function in different parts of the nervous system that give rise to classical signs and symptoms in the more common disorders. Neurological symptoms are a common presenting complaint and include headache, funny turns and blackouts, weakness, pins and needles, memory loss, and neck and back pain. Urgent referrals include coma, acute weakness, uncontrolled epileptic seizure and headache. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable students to deal effectively and professionally with important disorders in clinical neuroscience.
To develop appropriate attitudes towards patients with clinical neuroscience disorders, based on an understanding of the impact of nervous system disorders and their management on patients
To be able to demonstrate the ability to recognise key physical signs in clinical neurology, and distinguish these from normality on examination of the CNS, and peripheral nervous system. |
Assessment Information
| The written assessments (MCQs) will be performed in the final assessment week. There will be assessment of clinical skills during the attachment. Students will be required to demonstrate competency in taking a neurological history, performing a neurological examination, and presenting and discussing the relevant features and differential diagnosis of a neurological case. Students who do not fulfil competency requirements will be subject to formal assessment of clinical skills by members of the senior academic teaching staff in the last two days of the attachment. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Richard Knight
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Course secretary | Miss Judith Bryce
Tel: (0131 6)50 3190
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