Course Description
Clinical signs and symptoms of traumatic brain injury, stroke, and dementia for holistic care by allied health professionals.
Athena Title
Neurogenic Cognitive-Communica
Prerequisite
Permission of Major
Pre or Corequisite
CMSD 4800
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- 1. Explain aspects of cognition, including attention, language, memory, and executive functioning and how they relate to everyday life.
- 2. Apply knowledge of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology to explain how the brain supports cognition.
- 3. Identify mechanisms of damage and recovery related to cognitive and cognitive-communication disorders.
- 4. Recognize various methods, tools, and resources for assessment and treatment of cognitive and cognitive-communication disorders.
- 5. Connect course materials to current events and clinical practice discussions.
Topical Outline
- 1) Rehabilitation models and aging
- 2) Introduction to cognition
- 3) Neurophysiology and medical imaging
- 4) Mechanisms of acquired communication disorders
- 5) Traumatic brain injury
- 6) Right versus left hemisphere stroke
- 7) Dementia
- 8) Introduction to assessment in acquired communication disorders
- 9) Introduction to treatment of acquired communication disorders
Syllabus
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