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Mini Cases in Movement Disorders

By Antoinette Miller

Mini Cases in Movement Disorders


 

Abstract

This collection of six short cases focuses on brain areas and neurotransmitters involved in the control of movement. Students are divided into working groups and given one or more of the case descriptions. Each scenario depicts a breakdown in the motor system that can be traced (at least in part) to some brain area or areas. Useful for a variety of courses, including physiological psychology and neurobiology, these cases are intended to give students an opportunity to apply knowledge gained from readings and lectures to real-life situations inspired by patient cases described in the literature.

   

Date Posted

02/11/2008

Overview

Objectives

  • Learn about the areas of the brain associated with voluntary movement and movement control.
  • Become familiar with one or more particular neurological disorders that affect movement, including treatment or intervention options .
  • Become familiar with the motor consequences of damage to or dysfunction in a brain area or areas.

Keywords

Movement; brain; neurobiology; neurotransmitter; disorder; Huntington’s chorea; Parkinson’s disease; Tourette syndrome; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Lou Gehrig’s disease

  

Subject Headings

Neuroscience
Physiology
Psychology

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

Undergraduate upper division, Graduate, Professional (degree program)

  

FORMAT

PDF

   

TOPICAL AREAS

N/A

   

LANGUAGE

English

   

TYPE/METHODS

Mini-Case, Problem-Based Learning

 

 

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