Neuromuscular Pathology

Catalog description

Neuromuscular Pathology is a 3 credit course during the Summer semester of the second year of the DPT program. This course presents pathophysiology related to neuromuscular disorders with an emphasis on the mechanisms of injury, surveys of epidemiology and etiology, symptomology, pathology, acute management, and prognosis of specific neuromuscular disorders. Lecture and case study presentations focus on problem-oriented learning to encourage active student participation and clinical decision-making. Course materials reinforce earlier course work in neuroanatomy and neurophysiology to provide students with an understanding of neuromuscular disorders such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, peripheral neuropathy, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and the neurological implications of aging.