Information Package / Course Catalogue
Antiepileptic Drugs
Course Code: VFT561
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Epilepsy, epilepsy formation and types, causes, diagnosis and characteristics of antiepileptic drugs with the knowledge of their use.

Course Content

Epilepsy, epilepsy formation and types, causes, diagnosis and the use of antiepileptic drugs and their properties are analyzed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Epilepsy, seizures, formation and types, causes, diagnosis will have information about.
2.Epileptic seizures have knowledge about the effects of drug regulation and fundamental importance.
3.Learn about the use of antiepileptic drugs and their properties.
4.To give lectures and/or presentations and discuss with professionals in the area.
5.To find out and use resources about the profession in the area.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 8th Edition, Jim E. Riviere (Editor), Mark G. Papich (Editor), 2009.
2.Modern Pharmacology, 6th Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2004 (Ed. C.R. Craig and R.E. Stitzel)
3.Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2004 (Ed. B. Katzung)
4.Goodman and Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 11th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006 (Eds. Brunton, Lazo, Parker, Buxton and Blumenthal)
5.Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 3rd Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005 (Eds. Howard, Mycek, Harvey & Champe)
6.The Veterinary Formulary edited by Yolande Bishop. London Pharmaceutical Press in association with the British Veterinary Association 2001.
7.Pharmacology. Franklin A. Ahrens. Baltimore, Md. London Williams & Wilkins 1996.
8.The physiological basis of veterinary clinical pharmacology J. Desmond Baggot. Oxford Blackwell Science 2001.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Occurrence of epilepsy and epilepsy
Week 2 - Theoretical
Epileptic seizures, nerve conduction
Week 3 - Theoretical
Epileptic seizures, types and effects
Week 4 - Theoretical
The clinical diagnosis of epileptic seizures
Week 5 - Theoretical
Epileptic seizures and the importance of drug regulation
Week 6 - Theoretical
The main effects of the drugs used to epileptic seizures
Week 7 - Theoretical
article debate
Week 8 - Theoretical
Antiepileptic drugs (Mid-term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Thei properties of antiepileptic drugs
Week 10 - Theoretical
Antiepileptic drugs and their properties
Week 11 - Theoretical
Antiepileptic drugs and their properties
Week 12 - Theoretical
Antiepileptic drugs and their properties
Week 13 - Theoretical
Antiepileptic drugs and their properties
Week 14 - Theoretical
Antiepileptic drugs and their properties
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142142
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1617
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)55
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
4
4
4
5
OÇ-2
4
4
5
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
5
5
OÇ-4
4
4
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
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