Information Package / Course Catalogue
Pathology of Nervous System
Course Code: VPT609
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Malformations of the central nervous system, storage diseases lesions of blood vessels and circulatory disturbances, degeneration and inflammation in the central nervous system (pyogenic, viral, protozoal, parasitic infections and miscellaneous inflamtory diseases).

Course Content

Malformations of the central nervous system, storage diseases lesions of blood vessels and circulatory disturbances, degeneration and inflammation in the central nervous system (pyogenic, viral, protozoal, parasitic infections and miscellaneous inflamtory diseases).

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ayşe Nur AKKOÇ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be knowledgeable about Pathology of Nervous System
2.To be knowledgeable about storage diseases, lesions of blood vessels and circulatory disturbances, degeneration and inflammation in the central nervous system
3.To have knowledge about pyogenic and viral diseases of central nervous system
4.To have knowledge about protozoal diseases of central nervous system
5.To have knowledge about parasitic diseases of central nervous system
Recommended or Required Reading
1.K.V.F. Jubb, P. C.Kennedy, N. Palmer (1992). Pathology of Domestic Animals volume 1. 4th edition. Academic Pres Inc.
2.K.V.F. Jubb, P. C.Kennedy. N. Palmer (1992). Pathology of Domestic Animals volume 2. 4th edition. Academic Pres Inc.
3.B. A. Summers, J. F. Cummings, A. Lahunta. (1995).Veterinary Neuropathology. Mosby.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Fetal development and organogenesis of central nervous system
Week 2 - Theoretical
Anatomic and histological morphology of central nervous system
Week 3 - Theoretical
Degeneration in central nervous system
Week 4 - Theoretical
Inflammatory changes in central nervous system
Week 5 - Theoretical
Degeneration and storage diseases of central nervous system
Week 6 - Theoretical
Traumatic lesions in central nervous system
Week 7 - Theoretical
Blood vessel lesions and circulation disorders of central nervous system, Midterm
Week 8 - Theoretical
Viral diseases of central nervous system
Week 9 - Theoretical
Viral diseases of central nervous system
Week 10 - Theoretical
Bacterial diseases of central nervous system
Week 11 - Theoretical
Protozoan diseases of central nervous system
Week 12 - Theoretical
Periphery nervous lesions
Week 13 - Theoretical
Tumors of central nervous system
Week 14 - Theoretical
Overview
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Reading60424
Individual Work60424
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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5
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5
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026