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TM5545:03

Neurology of Neonates

Townsville

HECS Band 3

Semester 1 and 2 Limited Attendance.

Available to students enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma of Neonatology.

Staff:

Dr J Whitehall.

Review of normal and abnormal neurological development, physiology and biochemistry and the pathology of common neurological conditions and their modern management in neonatal settings.

Learning Objectives:

to develop an understanding of the embryology of the neurological system and associated abnormalities;

to acquire the underpinning knowledge and skills to investigate and manage the common problems of neonatal neurological function;

to acquire the theoretical skills to manage these problems in the context of a modern Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Assessment by assignments (70%); final examination (30%).