Pathology of the Nervous System

Faculteit | Science and Engineering |
Jaar | 2022/23 |
Vakcode | WMBC009-04 |
Vaknaam | Pathology of the Nervous System |
Niveau(s) | master |
Voertaal | Engels |
Periode | semester I a |
ECTS | 4 |
Rooster | rooster.rug.nl |
Uitgebreide vaknaam | Pathology of the Nervous System | ||||||||||||||||
Leerdoelen | At the end of the course, the student is able to: 1) describe the clinical, histopathological and cell biological features of the different diseases 2) apply the fundamental knowledge on new / alternative data or diseases 3) answer a given scientific question and present this (oral and written) in a concise fashion |
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Omschrijving | Each student is expected write a short report on a given topic and to present this for the rest of the group. Multiple Sclerosis - clinical overview, neuropathology, immunology, both basic and applied to MS. Animal models. Parkinson's Disease - clinical overview, Functional anatomy of the basal ganglia, neuropathology, protein (mis)folding, neuromodulation. Stroke - clinical overview, Neuropathology. Dementia & Brain Aging - clinical overview, neuropathology of AD en FTLD. |
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Uren per week | |||||||||||||||||
Onderwijsvorm |
Hoorcollege (LC), Opdracht (ASM), Werkcollege (T)
(Mandatory presence, student presentations.) |
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Toetsvorm |
Opdracht (AST), Presentatie (P), Schriftelijk tentamen (WE)
(The following weighing of grades will be applied: 0.6 x written examination + 0.2 oral presentation + 0.2 x mini review. all parts of the course should be performed and the weighted average should be 5.5 or higher.) |
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Vaksoort | master | ||||||||||||||||
Coördinator | dr. W.F.A. den Dunnen | ||||||||||||||||
Docent(en) | dr. W.F.A. den Dunnen , Guest lecturer ,prof. dr. L.A. 't Hart | ||||||||||||||||
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Entreevoorwaarden | This course is available for BCN research master students only. | ||||||||||||||||
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