Welcome to the video course on Neurologic Disorders.
This self-study video course will help you hone your clinical and disease management skills for patients with common and chronic Neurologic Disorders and expand your competence and confidence in diagnosing and treating conditions such as Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap), Nerve and Muscle Biopsy, Autonomic Neuropathies, Horner Syndrome, Encephalitis, Locked-in Syndrome, Alzheimer Disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Meningiomas, and Pituitary Tumors.
This video course will also walk you through some basic concepts on Concepts, Tests and Procedures relating to Neurologic Disorders.
Topics include: Neurologic Examination, Brain Infections, Craniocervical Junction Abnormalities, Delirium and Dementia, Intracranial and Spinal Tumors, Meningitis, Prion Diseases, Sleep and Wakefulness Disorders etc.
Disclaimer : The content in this course is educational in nature and intended solely as general health information. It is not a recommendation for treatment or medical advice. It is not a substitute for advice from a health care provider. If you as a patient are experiencing a medical emergency, contact your health care provider or an emergency room.
Course Curriculum
1. Approach to the Neurologic Patient | |||
Approach to the Neurologic Patient | 01:30:00 | ||
2. Symptoms of Neurologic Disorders | |||
Symptoms of Neurologic Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
3. Neurologic Examination | |||
Introduction to the Neurologic Examination | 01:30:00 | ||
How to Assess Mental Status | 01:30:00 | ||
How to Assess the Cranial Nerves | 01:30:00 | ||
How to Assess the Motor System | 01:30:00 | ||
How to Assess Muscle Strength | 01:30:00 | ||
How to Assess Gait, Stance, and Coordination | 01:30:00 | ||
How to Assess Sensation | 01:30:00 | ||
How to Assess Reflexes | 01:30:00 | ||
How to Assess the Autonomic Nervous System | 01:30:00 | ||
Cerebrovascular Examination | 01:30:00 | ||
4. Neurologic Tests and Procedures | |||
Computed Tomography (CT) in Neurologic Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Electroencephalography (EEG) | 01:30:00 | ||
Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies | 01:30:00 | ||
Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | 01:30:00 | ||
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Neurologic Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Measurement of Evoked Responses (Potentials) | 01:30:00 | ||
Nerve and Muscle Biopsy | 01:30:00 | ||
Other Neurologic Imaging Studies | 01:30:00 | ||
5. Autonomic Nervous System | |||
Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System | 01:30:00 | ||
Autonomic Neuropathies | 01:30:00 | ||
Horner Syndrome | 01:30:00 | ||
Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) | 01:30:00 | ||
Pure Autonomic Failure | 01:30:00 | ||
6. Brain Infections | |||
Introduction to Brain Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
Brain Abscess | 01:30:00 | ||
Encephalitis | 01:30:00 | ||
Rabies | 01:30:00 | ||
Helminthic Brain Infections | 01:30:00 | ||
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) | 01:30:00 | ||
Intracranial Epidural Abscess and Subdural Empyema | 01:30:00 | ||
7. Coma and Impaired Consciousness | |||
Overview of Coma and Impaired Consciousness | 01:30:00 | ||
Vegetative State and Minimally Conscious State | 01:30:00 | ||
Locked-in Syndrome | 01:30:00 | ||
Brain Death | 01:30:00 | ||
8. Craniocervical Junction Abnormalities | |||
Craniocervical Junction Abnormalities | 01:30:00 | ||
9. Delirium and Dementia | |||
Overview of Delirium and Dementia | 01:30:00 | ||
Dementia | 01:30:00 | ||
Alzheimer Disease | 01:30:00 | ||
Behavioral and Psychologic Symptoms of Dementia | 01:30:00 | ||
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) | 01:30:00 | ||
Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) | 01:30:00 | ||
HIV-Associated Dementia | 01:30:00 | ||
Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson Disease Dementia | 01:30:00 | ||
Normal–Pressure Hydrocephalus | 01:30:00 | ||
Vascular Dementia | 01:30:00 | ||
10. Demyelinating Disorders | |||
Overview of Demyelinating Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 01:30:00 | ||
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) | 01:30:00 | ||
11. Function and Dysfunction of the Cerebral Lobes | |||
Overview of Cerebral Function | 01:30:00 | ||
Agnosia | 01:30:00 | ||
Amnesias | 01:30:00 | ||
Transient Global Amnesia | 01:30:00 | ||
Aphasia | 01:30:00 | ||
Apraxia | 01:30:00 | ||
12. Headache | |||
Approach to the Patient With Headache | 01:30:00 | ||
Cluster Headache | 01:30:00 | ||
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension | 01:30:00 | ||
Post–Lumbar Puncture and Other Low–Pressure Headaches | 01:30:00 | ||
Tension-Type Headache | 01:30:00 | ||
13. Intracranial and Spinal Tumors | |||
Overview of Intracranial Tumors | 01:30:00 | ||
Gliomas | 01:30:00 | ||
Medulloblastomas | 01:30:00 | ||
Meningiomas | 01:30:00 | ||
Pineal Region Tumors | 01:30:00 | ||
Pituitary Tumors | 01:30:00 | ||
Primary Brain Lymphomas | 01:30:00 | ||
Spinal Cord Tumors | 01:30:00 | ||
14. Meningitis | |||
Overview of Meningitis | 01:30:00 | ||
Acute Bacterial Meningitis | 01:30:00 | ||
Viral Meningitis | 01:30:00 | ||
Noninfectious Meningitis | 01:30:00 | ||
Recurrent Meningitis | 01:30:00 | ||
Subacute and Chronic Meningitis | 01:30:00 | ||
15. Movement and Cerebellar Disorders | |||
Overview of Movement and Cerebellar Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Chorea, Athetosis, and Hemiballismus | 01:30:00 | ||
Dystonias | 01:30:00 | ||
Cervical Dystonia | 01:30:00 | ||
Fragile X–Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) | 01:30:00 | ||
Huntington Disease | 01:30:00 | ||
Myoclonus | 01:30:00 | ||
Parkinson Disease | 01:30:00 | ||
Secondary and Atypical Parkinsonism | 01:30:00 | ||
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy | 01:30:00 | ||
Cerebellar Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
16. Neuro-ophthalmologic and Cranial Nerve Disorders | |||
Overview of Neuro-ophthalmologic and Cranial Nerve Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Conjugate Gaze Palsies | 01:30:00 | ||
Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia | 01:30:00 | ||
Third Cranial Nerve Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Fourth Cranial Nerve Palsy | 01:30:00 | ||
Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy | 01:30:00 | ||
Trigeminal Neuralgia | 01:30:00 | ||
Hemifacial Spasm | 01:30:00 | ||
Facial Nerve Palsy | 01:30:00 | ||
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia | 01:30:00 | ||
17. Neurotransmission | |||
Neurotransmission | 01:30:00 | ||
18. Pain | |||
Evaluation of Pain | 01:30:00 | ||
Treatment of Pain | 01:30:00 | ||
Neuropathic Pain | 01:30:00 | ||
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) | 01:30:00 | ||
19. Peripheral Nervous System and Motor Unit Disorders | |||
Overview of Peripheral Nervous System Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission | 01:30:00 | ||
Isaacs Syndrome | 01:30:00 | ||
Stiff-Person Syndrome | 01:30:00 | ||
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) | 01:30:00 | ||
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) | 01:30:00 | ||
Hereditary Neuropathies | 01:30:00 | ||
Hereditary Motor Neuropathy With Liability to Pressure Palsies (HNPP) | 01:30:00 | ||
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Other Motor Neuron Diseases (MNDs) | 01:30:00 | ||
Myasthenia Gravis | 01:30:00 | ||
Nerve Root Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus | 01:30:00 | ||
Peripheral Neuropathy | 01:30:00 | ||
Mononeuropathies | 01:30:00 | ||
Multiple Mononeuropathy | 01:30:00 | ||
Polyneuropathy | 01:30:00 | ||
Brachial Plexus and Lumbosacral Plexus Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Spinal Muscular Atrophies (SMAs) | 01:30:00 | ||
Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndromes (TOS) | 01:30:00 | ||
20. Prion Diseases | |||
Overview of Prion Diseases | 01:30:00 | ||
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) | 01:30:00 | ||
Fatal Insomnia | 01:30:00 | ||
Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Disease (GSS) | 01:30:00 | ||
Kuru | 01:30:00 | ||
Prion Disease Associated With Diarrhea and Autonomic Neuropathy | 01:30:00 | ||
21. Seizure Disorders | |||
Seizure Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Drug Treatment of Seizures | 01:30:00 | ||
22. Sleep and Wakefulness Disorders | |||
Introduction to Sleep and Wakefulness Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Approach to the Patient With a Sleep or Wakefulness Disorder | 01:30:00 | ||
Snoring | 01:30:00 | ||
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Insomnia and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) | 01:30:00 | ||
Narcolepsy | 01:30:00 | ||
Idiopathic Hypersomnia | 01:30:00 | ||
Parasomnias | 01:30:00 | ||
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) and Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) | 01:30:00 | ||
23. Spinal Cord Disorders | |||
Overview of Spinal Cord Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
Acute Transverse Myelitis | 01:30:00 | ||
Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) | 01:30:00 | ||
Cervical Spondylosis and Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy | 01:30:00 | ||
Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis | 01:30:00 | ||
Spinal Cord Infarction | 01:30:00 | ||
Spinal Cord Compression | 01:30:00 | ||
Spinal Epidural Abscess | 01:30:00 | ||
Spinal Subdural or Epidural Hematoma | 01:30:00 | ||
Syrinx of the Spinal Cord or Brain Stem | 01:30:00 | ||
Tropical Spastic Paraparesis | 01:30:00 | ||
24. Stroke | |||
Overview of Stroke | 01:30:00 | ||
Ischemic Stroke | 01:30:00 | ||
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) | 01:30:00 | ||
Intracerebral Hemorrhage | 01:30:00 | ||
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) | 01:30:00 |