NEUROSCI 709 / Clinical Neuroanatomy

3 unit(s)

A. Ball, L. Doering

This course deals with the basic organization of the central nervous system (CNS) with an emphasis on pathways and diseases affecting the CNS. A different topic is dealt with each week. Topics include: (a) blood supply, CSF, meninges; (b) CNS topography, CT scans; (c) spinal cord tracts and reflexes; (d) medulla, pons, mesencephalon; (e) cranial nerves, base of skull; (f) cerebellum; (g) forebrain, ventricles, thalamus, olfaction, audition, vision; (h) basal ganglia, hippocampus, hypothalamus; (i) cortex; (j) Autonomic Nervous System.