Neurologic diseases are common and costly. According to estimates by the World Health Organization, neurologic disorders affect over 1 billion people worldwide, constitute 12% of the global burden of disease, and cause 14% of global deaths. Furthermore, the number of deaths caused by neurological diseases have more than doubled in the past 10 years, and this number will undoubtedly substantially increase in the coming years as the average age of the world’s population increase.
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Neuroanatomy & Stroke
Welcome to Introduction to Clinical Neurology, offered by the University of California, San Francisco, on Coursera. This course provides a concise review of the most common and critical neurological diseases and conditions through a series of presentations by a variety of accomplished faculty at UCSF.
Graded: Module 1 Neuroanatomy
Graded: Module 2 Stroke
WEEK 2
Epilepsy & Neurodegenerative Diseases
Graded: Module 3 Epilepsy and Seizures
Graded: Module 4 Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases
WEEK 3
Altered Mental Status, Brain Death, & Central Nervous System Infections
Graded: Module 5 Altered Mental Status & Brain Death
Graded: Module 6 Central Nervous System Infections
WEEK 4
Traumatic Brain Injury & Movement Disorders
Graded: Module 7 Traumatic Brain Injury
Graded: Module 8 Movement Disorders
WEEK 5
Headache & Backpain
Graded: Module 9 Headache
Graded: Module 10 Back Pain
WEEK 6
Weakness and Neuromuscular Diseases
Graded: Module 11 Weakness and Neuromuscular Diseases
Suggested Readings:
Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases, Second Edition
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Volumes 1 and 2, 18th Edition 1