This seminar presents the neuroanatomy and neurology of closed head and brain injury in children and adults. Topics include: Head Injury Statistics and Risk Factors; Closed Head Injury from Shaken Baby Syndrome; Impact of CNS Dysfunction on Behavior; Functional Systems and Their Vulnerability; New Brain Maps; Areas of Injury; Vascular Insults and Tissue Types; Brainstem Syndromes; Cortical Pathology and Lesions. Handouts included in PDF file format.
1. List five major neurological/neuroanatomical aspects of closed head and brain injury.
2. Describe the impact of CNS dysfunction on behavior.
3. List the areas of vulnerability of basic functional systems.
Level I Introductory/no prerequisites required.
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