Neurology 126

Course overview

*Recognize Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in your chiropractic patients. *Summarize the prevalence in your patient population. *Identify the type of patient that presents with TBI. *Explain why a chiropractor needs to differential diagnose TBI patients. *Compile correlations of TBI inciting factors with your patient presentations. *Demonstrate the pathology that occurs with TBI. *Classify the grades of TBI and discriminate what can be treated conservatively. *Identify the incidence of injuries that commonly cause TBI. *Evaluate the probability of TBI in your patient. *Describe the many different types of evaluations, in the field, in the office and upon referral. *Implement in-office Screening Tools and apply diagnostic criteria. *Identify the risk of post-concussive syndrome. *Detect patients with "Brain Cognitive Reserve". *Identify Second Impact Syndrome. *Assess the value of MRI. *Identify Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. *Integrate the current concepts of conservative treatment. *Design Cognitive Rehab. *Provide appropriate patient advice, treatment or referral options.