NEUROLOGY 208C

Course overview

Hour 1 *Discuss the etiology of congenital conditions of the brain and spinal cord. *Recite statistics regarding incidence and prevalence of neural tube defects. Hour 2 *Describe common forms and categories of neural tube defects. *Recognize various forms of neural tube defects at birth, in infant life as well as on advanced imaging studies. Hour 3 *Identify defects of the cranial cervical junction including categorizing Chiari Malformation and discuss clinical significance and management of patients with Chiari Malformation I, II and III. *Utilize plain film radiometrics to identify multiple forms of cranial cervical junction deformities. Hour 4 *Discuss various congenital syndromes including Dandy-Walker Syndrome and Mobius Syndrome. *Compare and contrast different types of developmental defects such as hydrocephalus, crainiosynostosis, achondroplasia, microcrania, and others.