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Clinical Neuroscience: Stroke (U01066)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : MED-4-NSclin1

This course will cover clinical aspects of diagnosis and treatments of patients suffering strokes. The aim is to provide a full integrated approach to stroke using basic science and clinically based information. It will include vascular and functional anatomy of the human brain, physiological regulation of cerebral circulation, functional imaging in stroke and the role of experimental models to predict clinical treatments. The course will consist mainly of lectures, with student presentations of selected papers at the end.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Permission of the Curriculum Approval Officer. Normally Brain and Behaviour 3 and Physiology 3; at least two Neuroscience Level 10 courses.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Directors of Studies must contact the Programme Secretary or Programme Organiser for Honours Neuroscience before registering a student for this course. Priority is given to Honours Neuroscience students.