Neuro-Ophthalmology I

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide a broad understanding of the human central nervous system with an emphasis on functional and clinical neuroanatomy, the application of this knowledge to localize and diagnose neuropathology, and the ability to interpret diagnostic imaging of the brain and spinal cord. However, this course will also provide students with a foundation in the normal structure and function of the CNS at the molecular, cellular, and histological levels, and CNS development as a basis for unders tating CNS pathology and treatment. The course will begin with fundamental aspects of neuroscience (including gross neuroanatomy, neuro -histology, neurophysiology) and then examine regional neuroanatomy, functional systems, and clinical correlates starting with the peripheral nervous system and then progressively moving up the neuro -axis from the spinal cord to the cerebral cortex.