Area: | School of Physiotherapy |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Practical: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7704 (v.7) Anatomy and Pathology 251 or any previous version
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Co Requisite(s): | 11112 (v.4) Musculoskeletal Science 252
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11113 (v.4) Movement Science 252
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11468 (v.4) Clinical Physiology 252
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303094 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 252
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Syllabus: | Neuroanatomy and associated disorders emphasising the cerebellum, cranial nerves and peripheral nervous system. Spinal cord meninges, blood supply of the central nervous system, basal ganglia, motor and sensory pathways, central nervous system pathologies including head injury, stroke, spinal cord lesions and ataxia. |
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Unit Outcomes: | The aim of the unit is for the student to develop and be able to demonstrate knowledge about the anatomy and pathology of the nervous system and be able to recognise and interpret specific aspects of neurological disease or pathological processes that are relevant to clinical presentations and to the practice of physiotherapy. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Kandel ER, Schwartz JH, Jessel TM (1991) Principles of Neural Science (3rd ed). Connecticut: Appleton & Lange. Cotran RS, Kumar V and Robbins SL (1994) Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. (5th ed). Philadelphia: Saunders. Walton J (1993) Brains Diseases of the Nervous system. (10th ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Carpenter MB (1991) Core Text of Neuroanatomy. (4th ed). Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins. |
Unit Texts: | Kieran JA (1998): Barr's The Human Nervous System: an Anatomical Viewpoint (7th ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott - Raven. OR Nolte J (1999): The Human Brain: an Introduction to its Functional Anatomy. 4th ed). St Louis: Mosby Year Book Inc OR Nolte J (1999): Study Guide: The Human Brain: an Introduction to its Functional Anatomy (2nd ed). St Louis: Mosby Year Book OR Nolte and Angevine JB (1995): The Human Brain in Photographs and Diagrams. (1st ed). St Louis: Mosby Year Book Inc.Stevens A and Lowe J (1995): Pathology. (1st ed). St Louis: Mosby-Year Book Inc. OR Underwood JCE (1995): Pathology: General and Systematic. (2nd ed) Edinburgh: Churhill Livingstone. |
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Field of Education: | 60113 Pathology | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Categorised | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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