Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
FALL 2005
OUTLINE
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Irritation of nerves
Injuries to peripheral nerves
Neurapraxia
Axonotmesis
Neurotmesis
Disorders of myelin
Multiple sclerosis
Tumors
Slightly injured nerves peripheral nerve
Change in conduction velocity
Peripheral nerves as impulse generators
Cranial nerves
Injuries from surgical trauma
Vascular irritation
Hearing
Conductive and cochlear hearing loss
Injury of hair cells
Vision
Disorders of the light conducting apparatus
Retinal disorders
Somatosensory system
Trauma to peripheral nerves
Trauma
Inflammation
Pain
Acute pain
Phantom pain
Anesthesia dolorosa
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Disorders of gray matters
Cell death
Apoptosis
Trauma (closed head injuries)
Chemicals
Metabolic
Ischemic injuries (Stroke)
Degeneration
Age related changes
Iatrogenic injuries
Abnormal development (incorrect apoptosis, etc)
Sensory systems
Hearing
Auditory nerve disorders
Disorders of nuclei and cerebral cortex
Vision
Optic nerve and optic tract disorders
Central nervous system disorders
Scotoma
Motor systems
Disorders of motoneurons
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Parkinson’s disease
Other motor dysfunction (Spasms etc)
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Motor systems
Spasm (Hemifacial spasm)
Synkinesis
Pain
Neuropathic pain
Peripheral nerves
Central physiologic pain
Abnormal sensations (allodynia, hyperpathia)
Root compression
Spinal roots
Nature of back pain
Trigeminal neuralgia
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Similarities between pain and tinnitus
Psychological overlay
Required book:
Møller, A.R. Neural Plasticity aand Disorders of the Nervous System, Cambridge
University Press 2005. (Will be provided by the Instructor at a discounted price)