Provide an advanced course on the neuropathological, cognitive and behavioural consequences of aging and age- related neurodegenerative diseases, in particular dementia.
Course Description
The clinical course of aging and dementia will be related to neuropathological characteristics and specific functional neuronal circuits. The clinical course will be explained in terms of cognitive, behavioral and functional outcomes, for the various subtypes of dementia. Specific attention will be given to the concept of preclinical disease and the earliest clinical symptoms in dementia.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: Cognitive Neuropsychology
- Type of education: Lecture
- Academic skill: N/A
- Graduate School: N/A
- Start date: TBD
- End date: TBD
- Minimum number of students: N/A
- Maximum number of students: N/A
- Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria: Dr. S.A.M. Dikkes
- Concluding assessment: N/A
- Assessment type: N/A
- With Certificate: N/A
- Schedule info: N/A
- Number of lessons: N/A
- Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
- Sign up period: N/A
- Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
- Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)
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Course Description & Study Characteristics
Course Description
The clinical course of aging and dementia will be related to neuropathological characteristics and specific functional neuronal circuits. The clinical course will be explained in terms of cognitive, behavioral and functional outcomes, for the various subtypes of dementia. Specific attention will be given to the concept of preclinical disease and the earliest clinical symptoms in dementia.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: Cognitive Neuropsychology
- Type of education: Lecture
- Academic skill: N/A
- Graduate School: N/A
- Start date: TBD
- End date: TBD
- Minimum number of students: N/A
- Maximum number of students: N/A
- Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria: Dr. S.A.M. Dikkes
- Concluding assessment: N/A
- Assessment type: N/A
- With Certificate: N/A
- Schedule info: N/A
- Number of lessons: N/A
- Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
- Sign up period: N/A
- Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
- Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)
Would you like to register or want to know more?
Please contact the course coordinator dr. S.A.M. Sikkes: