BIOMED 4300
Clinical Veterinary Neurology
Course Profile
Course Description
Clinical Veterinary Neurology will review the neurologic
examination, common neurologic diseases and techniques to properly
care for the neurologic patient. The course organization is based
primarily on neuroanatomic localization of disease.
Class sessions will involve reading assignments from
textbooks, interactive discussion posts and instructor notes available
through PowerPoint presentations.
Instructor
Stephanie Gilliam, RVT, BS, CCRP
Senior Veterinary Technician- Neurology/Neurosurgery, Small
Animal Physical Rehabilitation
A253A Clydesdale Hall
College of Veterinary Medicine
Office Phone: 882-5169
Email: gilliamsn@missouri.edu
Joan R. Coates, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
Professor of Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery
900 E. Campus Drive, Clydesdale Hall
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine
Email: coatesj@missouri.edu
Major Objectives
By the end of the course the student will accomplish the following:
Understand basic neuroanatomy
Perform a complete neurologic examination
Understand common neurologic diseases
Develop nursing skills needed to care for animals with
neurologic disease
Prerequisites
AAS in Veterinary Technology OR BIOMED 3219 Elements of
Comparative Anatomy AND BIOMED 3100 Pathophysiology, or
instructor’s consent.
Delivery
100% online
Organization
Course materials are located under the left-hand tab in the course
Blackboard site under “Units.” “Sessions” are found under “Units”
and “Modules under “Sessions.” Further directions are provided in
Blackboard.
Required Materials
Lorenz MD, Coates JR, Kent,M. Handbook of Veterinary Neurology
5th ed. Elsevier Saunders, 2011. Chrisman C, Mariani C, Platt S,
Clemmons R. Neurology for the Small Animal Practitioner. Teton
NewMedia, 2003.
Evaluation of
Student
Performance
Satisfactory
Performance
Exams and Quizzes
There will be 700 possible points. More than 490 points are required
for a passing grade. Three proctored exams will provide a total of 400
points. The remaining 300 points will be based on a syllabus quiz (10
points), weekly quizzes (10 points each) and contributing to weekly
discussion posts (15 points each). Students with less than 71% at midterm will receive a warning. Grades will be available in Blackboard.
To insure confidentiality, they will not be sent by e-mail.
Exams are available only under the supervision of a proctor. Fifty
minutes will be allowed for exams.
A quiz is not proctored, but you are expected to complete the quiz by
yourself. The quiz is timed so that you will not have time to rely on
reference materials, i.e. it is not open-book quizzes.
If you take more time than the quiz or exam allows, your score will be
deducted the points of one question each minute in overtime.
You may take a quiz or exam only once. You must complete the exam
or quiz once you start it. You may NOT come back to the quiz later.
If you are disconnected during an exam, contact the instructor
immediately and then send an e-mail to blackboard@missouri.edu
with your name, username, course name, title of the quiz or exam, and
a description of the problem. To ensure your answers are logged,
click “Save” at the bottom of the page every 2 to 3 questions. Click
“Submit” after you have reviewed your answers to have the quiz or
exam graded.
Scoring of Assignments
In addition to exams and quizzes, students will be scored on course
participation by submitting discussion posts. Each student will be
required to respond to the instructor’s discussion question, and then
will also respond to one other student’s discussion posts each week.
These will be graded within 48 to 72 hours after an announced
deadline to submit a post.
Grading The grading scale will be A to F, including some pluses and
minuses but no A+, C+, C-, D+, or D-. Grades will be based on the
following scale:
96-100%= A
91-95% = A88-90% = B+
84-87% = B
81-83% = B71-80% = C
61-70% = D
60% or less = F
Note: A Certificate in Biomedical Technology requires at least a “C” grade in this course, plus a total
of 15 cr hr BIOMED courses with an average GPA in all BIOMED courses of 3.0.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Units
1 – Neuroanatomy &
Localization
2 – Neuroexam &
Diagnostic Tests
Sessions (Wk #)
Modules
1-Neuroanatomy
Introduction (Syllabus)
Peripheral Nervous System
Spinal Cord
Brain
2- Neurolocalization
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN)
(Brain and Spinal Cord)
Lower Motor Neuron (LMN)
(Nerve, NMJ and Muscle)
Localization Continue
3-History/Neurologic
Examination (NE)
NE – Observation (Mentation,
Gait, Posture) and Postural
Reaction Testing
NE – Spinal Reflexes
NE – Cranial Nerves
4 - Exam Cont’d & Diagnostics
NE- Sensory Evaluation
History Taking and Disease
Categories
Diagnostic Tests
3 – Patient Care
5 – Patient Care
FIRST EXAMINATION
Physical Rehabilitation
Bladder Management and Care
of Recumbent Patient
4 – Paraparesis
5 – Tetraparesis
6 – Brain
7 – Seizures
8 – Final exam
6- Monoparesis
Lesion Localization
Pelvic Limbs
Thoracic Limbs
7 – T3-L3 Paraparesis
Acute Progressive Disease (T3-L3)
Acute Nonprogressive Disease (T3-L3)
Chronic Disease (T3-L3)
8 – L4-S3 Paraparesis
Acute Progressive Disease (L4-S3)
Acute Nonprogressive Disease (L4-S3)
Chronic Disease (L4-S3)
9 – UMN Tetraparesis
Acute Progressive Disease (C1-T2)
Acute Nonprogressive Disease (C1-T2)
Chronic Disease (C1-T2)
10 – LMN Tetraparesis
Nerve (Acute Progressive and Chronic)
Neuromuscular Junction and Myopathic
Diseases (Episodic Weakness)
SECOND EXAMINATION
11 – Vestibular & Cerebellum
Signs of Vestibular Disease
Peripheral Vestibular Disease
Central Vestibular Disease
12 – Cerebellum & Forebrain
Cerebellar Disease
Focal Encephalopathy
Diffuse Encephalopathy
13 – Causes of Seizures
Seizure Types/Classification
Intracranial Diseases & Diagnosis
Extracranial Diseases & Diagnosis
14 – Treatment Plan
Treatment (Anticonvulsant Therapies)
Management of the Refractory Epileptic
Narcolepsy and Cataplexy
15 – Final
Final exam review
Final exam review
FINAL EXAM
Course Schedule
Units
1Neuroanatomy
& Localization
Session (Wk #)
1-Neuroanatomy
Modules
Introduction (Syllabus)
Peripheral Nervous System
Spinal Cord
Brain
2Neurolocalization
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN)
(Brain and Spinal Cord)
Lower Motor Neuron (LMN)
(Nerve NMJ and Muscle)
Localization Continue
2-
3- History/
NE-Observation (Mentation, Gait, Posture)