Neurodegenerative Disorders University of Birmingham

Overview

The Neurodegenerative Disorders course from the University of Birmingham will enable you to enhance skills such as developing a structure for assessment and management of people who have neurodegenerative disorders.

The ethical and legal issues in providing care for people with Huntington disease, as well as existing and preferred services, are also covered within this component of the module.

By the end of the module students should be able to:

• Work with both neurological and psychiatric ideas to develop an integrated model of these disorders leading to an enhancement of clinical practice. Understand the methods of investigation and diagnosis, as well as the management options available to patients with Huntington disease, and apply them to clinical practice;

• Provide a critique and synthesis of the existing scientific literature and apply this to practice. Critically appraise the scientific literature on the clinical and research aspects of Huntington disease.