NEUROLOGY 208B

Course overview

Hour 1 *Recite statistics regarding the percentage of primary versus secondary tumors found in the central nervous system. *Recognize the signs and symptoms of a patient with an intracranial or spinal canal tumor. Hour 2 *Describe the pathophysiological process associated with neoplasia. *Discuss the most common types of primary intracranial tumors, metastatic neoplasms and other spinal cancers. Hour 3 *Identify advanced imaging studies of various types of nervous system tumors. *Describe mechanisms of cerebrospinal fluid flow in their association with symptoms caused by intracranial tumors. Hour 4 *Contrast and compare the signs and symptoms associated with tumors arising in various parts of the spinal cord. *Discuss various forms of medical treatment for patients with nervous system tumors.