MSc & Diploma in Clinical Neurology - Autumn Term 2012 | UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology - UCL

This is not the current timetable.

Please note, in this page links to past handouts and references are being provided as a back-up only to the 2013-2014 Timetable.

Module 1: Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Convenors: Dr Patrick Lewis, Dr Adrian Isaacs, Dr Helene Plun-Favreau

Week 1

Mon 1st Oct
09.00 - 10.00	Introductory lecture for Module One	Course Convenors	Handout
14.00 - 15.00	Clinico-pathological Conference
15.00 - 16.00	The Cell Biology of the Neuron	Patrick Lewis	Handout References
Tues 2nd Oct
13.00 - 14.00	General Neurology Teaching Round	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
Weds 3rd Oct
09.00 - 10.00	Introduction to Medical Genetics	Patrick Lewis	Handout References
10.00 - 11.00	Principles of Neurogenetics & Neurogenetics Masterclass	Patrick Lewis & John Hardy	Handout
11.00 - 11.15	Break
12.00 - 13.00	Neuropsychology Case Conference	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
Thurs 4th Oct
11.00 - 13.00	Search Skills	Caroline Selai / Kate Brunskill
14.15 - 16.15	Gowers Grand Round
17.30 onwards	ION Annual Address - 'Making Medicine and Changing Medicine: Where is the Pharmaceuticals Industry Headed?'	Prof Patrick Vallance, Basement Lecture Theatre 33 QS
Fri 5th Oct
09.00-10.00	Classification and Histology of Brain Tumours	Sebastian Brandner	Handout
10.00-11.00	Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Disease	Sebastian Brandner	Handout
14.00 - 16.00	EndNote	Kate Brunskill

Week 2

Mon 8th Oct
10.00 - 11.00	Non-ionotropic Receptors	Yamina Bakiri	Handout References
11.00 - 11.15	Break
11.15 - 12.30	General Principles of Neurotransmission & Neuropharmacology	Jennifer Pocock	Handout References
12.30 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	CPC
15.00 - 16.00	Synaptic Plasticity	Kirill Volynski	Handout References
Tues 9th Oct
09.00 - 10.00	Brain Anatomy	Paul Johns
13.00 - 14.00	General Neurology Teaching Round	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
Weds 10th Oct
10.30 - 11.45	Uptake & Release of Neurotransmitters	Jennifer Pocock	Handout References
11.45 - 12.00	Break
12.00 - 13.00	Neuropsychology Case Conference	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	Neuronal Death	Miguel Martins	Handout References
Thurs 11th Oct
14.15 - 16.15	Gowers Grand Round
Fri 12th Oct
10.00 - 11.15	Cells of the Nervous System 1	Jennifer Pocock	Handout
11.15 - 11.30	Break
11.30 - 12.45	Cells of the Nervous System 2	Jennifer Pocock	Handout

Week 3

Mon 15th Oct
09.15 - 10.15	Ionotropic Receptors	Dimiti Kullmann	Handout
10.15 - 11.30	Nitric Oxide: Function and Misfunction	Jennifer Pocock	Handout
11.30 - 11.45	Break
11.45 - 13.00	Calcium: Function and Misfunction	Jennifer Pocock	Handout
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	CPC
15.00 - 16.00	Mouse Models of Neurodegenerative Disease	Elizabeth Fisher Gilliatt Lecture Theatre	Handout References
16.00 - 18.00	Taking a Neurological History - Clinical Students Only	Dr Michael O'Brien Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
Tues 16th Oct
13.00 - 14.00	General Neurology Teaching Round	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
16.00 - 18.00	Examination of the Cranial Nerves, with two plastic skulls and model - Clinical Students Only	Dr Michael O'Brien
Weds 17th Oct
09.45 - 10.45	Stem Cells and Neural Repair	Jack Price
10.45 - 11.45	Genetics of Neurological Disease	Nick Wood	Handout
11.45 - 12.00	Break
12.00 - 13.00	Neuropsychology Case Conference : CANCELLED
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	Cellular Mechanisms of Neuroprotection	Ashley Pringle (Southampton)	Handout
16.00 - 18.00	Examination - Motor, Sensory and Cerebellar Systems, with Model - Clinical Students Only	Dr Michael O'Brien	Handout
Thurs 18th Oct
14.15 - 16.15	Gowers Grand Round
Fri 19th Oct
10.00 - 11.00	Axon Regeneration in the Damaged CNS	James Fawcett (Cambridge)	Handout Handout References
11.00 - 12.00	Research Training Session	Dr Caroline Selai SR7

Week 4

Mon 22nd Oct
09.00 - 10.00	Mitochondrial Disfunction in Neurological Disease	Helene Plun-Favreau	Handout References
10.00 - 11.00	Brain Energy Metabolism	John Land	Handout
11.00 - 11.15	Break
12.15 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	CPC
15.00 - 16.00	RNA Mediated Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration	Adrian Isaacs	Handout References
Tues 23rd Oct
13.00 - 14.00	General Neurology Teaching Round	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre

Module 2: Epilepsy, Pain, Tumours & Infections of the CNS

Convenors: Prof Matthew Walker / Dr Manjit Matharu

Weds 24th Oct
09.00 - 10.00	Module 2 Introductory Talk	Course Convenors
10.00 - 11.00	Channelopathies of the CNS	Stephanie Schorge	Handout
11.00 - 11.45	PPT Presentation Advice	Stephanie Schorge	Handout
11.45 - 12.00	Break
12.00 - 13.00	Neuropsychology Case Conference	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	Clinical Management of Pain in Neurological Diseases	Paul Nandi	Handout References
15.00 - 16.00	Trigeminal Neuralgias	Prof Joanna Zakrzewska	Handout References
Thurs 25th Oct
14.15 - 16.15	Gowers Grand Round
Fri 26th Oct
10.00 - 12.00	Refresher Induction - Q&A	Lecture Theatre, 33 QS
12.00 - 13.00	Research Training Session	Dr Caroline Selai SR7
15.45 - 17.30	What is Epilepsy? Definitions & Epidemiology and Clinical Session 1	Simon Shorvon	Handout

Week 5

Mon 29th Oct
09.00 - 10.00	Mechanisms of Epilepsy	Matthew Walker	Handout
10.00 - 11.00	Mechanisms of Actions of Anti-Epileptic Drugs	Matthew Walker	Handout
11.00 - 11.15	Break
11.15 - 12.15	Role of Descending Control in Determining the Pain Experience	Bridget Lumb	Handout
12.15 - 13.15	Epilepsy: Surgery	John Duncan	Handout
13.15 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	CPC
Tues 30th Oct
13.00 - 14.00	General Neurology Teaching Round	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
15.00 - 16.00	Low Grade Glioma	Jeremy Rees
16.00 - 17.00	Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes	Jeremy Rees
Weds 31st Oct
09.45 - 10.45	Epilepsy: EEG	Beate Diehl	Handout
11.45 - 12.00	Break
12.00 - 13.00	Neuropsychology Case Conference	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	Epilepsy: Neuropsychiatry	Jacqueline Foong	Handout References
15.00 - 16.00	Diagnosis and Treatment of Migraine	Paul Shanahan
16.00 - 18.00	Management of Women with Epilepsy - Clinical students only	Michael O'Brien, Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
Thurs 1st Nov
10.00 - 11.00	Epilepsy: Prognosis and Mortality	Ley Sander	References
11.00 - 12.00	Research Training Session	Dr Caroline Selai FSR
14.15 - 16.15	Gowers Grand Round
Fri 2nd Nov
All day	Visit to Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy (NSE) to include "Medical Treatment and Neuropharmacology of Epilepsy"

Week 6

Mon 5th Nov
09.00 - 10.00	Epilepsy: Neuropathology	Maria Thom	Handout References
11.00 - 11.15	Break
11.15 - 12.15	Mechanisms of Nociception	Dr James Cox	Handout References
12.15 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	CPC
15.00 - 16.00	Molecular Pathology of Brain Tumours	Sebastian Brander
16.00 - 17.00	High Grade Gliomas and Metastases	Susan Short
Weds 7th Nov
09.45 - 10.45	Genetics of Epilepsy	Sanjay Sisodiya	References
11.45 - 12.00	Break
12.00 - 13.00	Neuropsychology Case Conference : CANCELLED	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	Viral (excluding HIV) and Bacterial Infections of the CNS	Nick Davies	Handout References
15.00 - 16.00	Sleep and Narcolepsy	Sofia Eriksson	Handout
Thurs 8th Nov
14.15 - 16.15	Gowers Grand Round
Fri 9th Nov
08.15 - 09.30	How to examine a patient	Dr Krishna Chinthapalli
10.00 - 11.00	Research Training Session	Dr Caroline Selai SR7
11.00 - 13.00	Clinical Session	Dr Salman Haider 1st fl Seminar Room, 7QS
17.00 - 18.00	Clinical Session 2	Simon Shorvon

Week 7

Mon 12th Nov
13.15 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	CPC
15.00 - 16.00	Epilepsy and MRI/PET	Matthias Koepp	Handout
16.00 - 17.00	EEG imaging	Louis Lemieux	Handout
Tues 13th Nov
13.00 - 14.00	General Neurology Teaching Round	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre

Module 3: Peripheral Nerve, Muscle & Special Senses

Convenors: Henry Houlden, Matilde Laura

Weds 14th Nov
09.45 - 10.45	Module 3 Introductory Talk	Course Convenors
	Peripheral Nerve (Neuropathy)
10.45 - 11.45	Biophysics of the action potential	Laura Mantoan	Handout References
11.45 - 12.00	Break
12.00 - 13.00	Dystrophies	Adnan Manzur
12.00 - 13.00	Neuropsychology Case Conference	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
15.00 - 16.00	Peripheral Afferent Neurons	Martin Koltzenburg	Handout
16.00 - 17.00	Electrodiagnosis of Peripheral Nerve and Muscle	Martin Koltzenburg	Handout
Thurs 15th Nov
10.00 - 12.00	Case Presentation Session	Dr Atbin Djamshidian
14.00 - 15.00	Neurobiology of Migraine (Module 2)	Manjit Matharu, Gilliatt Lecture Theatre	Handout
15.00 - 16.00	Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias (Module 2)	Manjit Matharu, Gilliatt Lecture Theatre	Handout
14.15 - 16.15	Gowers Grand Round
Fri 16th Nov
10.00 - 11.00	Research Training Session	Dr Caroline Selai SR7

Week 8

Mon 19th Nov
09.00 - 10.00	Neuropathy: Hereditary	Matilde Laura	Handout References
10.00 - 11.00	Neuropathy: Inflammatory	Mike Lunn	Handout
13.15 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	CPC	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
15.00 - 16.00	Animal Models of Neurological Disease	Tony Pullen Gilliatt Lecture Theatre	Handout References
16.00 - 17.00	Neuropathy: Metabolic - TO BE RE-SCHEDULED	Hadi Manji
Tues 20th Nov
13.00 - 14.00	General Neurology Teaching Round	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
14.00 - 16.00	Case Presentation Session	Dr Alex Leff
Weds 21st Nov
	Muscle
09.45 - 10.45	Metabolic Disorders of Childhood, Affecting Nerve and Muscle	Shamima Rahman	Handout References
12.00 - 13.00	Neuropsychology Case Conference	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	Channelopathies: Muscle	Roope Mannikko	Handout References
15.00 - 16.00	Myopathy	Jasper Morrow	Handout References
Thurs 22nd Nov
14.25 - 16.15	Gowers Grand Round
Fri 23rd Nov
09.00 - 12.00	EEG Workshop	Matthew Walker / Catherine Scott

Week 9

Mon 26th Nov
13.15 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	CPC
15.00 - 16.00	Myasthenia Gravis	Nicholas Hirsch	Handout References
Tues 27th Nov
13.00 - 14.00	General Neurology Teaching Round	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
14.00 - 16.00	Case Presentation Session	Dr Jalesh Panicker
	Special Senses
Wed 28th Nov
09.45 - 10.45	Introduction to Clinical Disorders of Hearing	Rosalyn Davies	Handout References
10.45 - 11.45	Evaluation of Central Auditory Function	Doris-Eva Bamiou	Handout References
11.45 - 12.00	Break
12.00 - 13.00	Neuropsychology Case Conference	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	Neurological Disorders of the Pupil and Eye	James Acheson	Handout References
15.00 - 16.00	Diseases of the Orbit and Retina	Fion Bremner	Handout
Thurs 29th Nov
14.15 - 16.15	Gowers Grand Round
Fri 30th Nov
10.00 - 11.00	Research Training Session	Dr Caroline Selai SR7
11.00 - 13.00	Case Presentation Session	Dr Helen Ling
17.00 - 18.00	Clinical Session 3	Simon Shorvon

Week 10

Mon 3rd Dec
11.30 - 12.30	Higher Auditory Function	Sukhbinder Kumar	Handout
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	CPC
15.00 - 16.00	Physiology of Human Auditory Cortex	Jason Warren
Weds 5th Dec
08.30 - 09.30	Neuroradiology Masterclass	Dr Arash Latifoltojar SR7
10.00 - 11.00	An Eye-Opener on Eye Movements	Diego Kaski
11.00 - 11.15	Break
12.00 - 13.00	Neuropsychology Case Conference	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
16.00 - 18.00	Mononeuropathies - Clinical Students Only	Michael O'Brien
Thurs 6th Dec
11.00 - 13.00	Case Presentation Session	Dr Jasper Morrow
14.15 - 16.15	Gowers Grand Round
Fri 7th Dec
DEADLINE	Module Two Essay due in (15 credits)
10.00 - 11.00	Research Training Session	Dr Caroline Selai SR7

Week 11

PLEASE NOTE: FROM MONDAY 10th DECEMBER UNTIL THE END OF TERM ALL LECTURES WILL BE HELD IN THE GILLIATT LECTURE THEATRE INSTEAD OF THE WOLFSON LECTURE THEATRE.

Mon 10th Dec
10.00 - 11.00	Disorders of the Optic Nerve and Visual Pathways	Gordon Plant Gilliatt Lecture Theatre	Handout
14.00 - 15.00	CPC
15.00 - 16.00	HIV and Tropical Neurology	Hadi Manji Gilliatt Lecture Theatre	References
Tues 11th Dec
13.00 - 14.00	General Neurology Teaching Round
Weds 12th Dec
09.00 - 10.00	Brainstem, Cerebellar Balance & Eye Movement Disorders	Adolfo Bronstein Gilliatt Lecture Theatre	Handout References
10.00 - 11.00	Visual Cortex	Gordon Plant Gilliatt Lecture Theatre	Handout
12.00 - 13.00	Neuropsychology Case Conference - CANCELLED	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
DEADLINE	Library Project due in (30 credits)
Thurs 13th Dec
11.00 - 13.00	Clinical Session	Dr Salman Haider Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
15.15 - 16.15	Gowers Grand Round	Basement Lecture Theatre, 33 QS
18.00 - 18.45	'How to get published' talk by the Editor of the BMJ	Gilliatt Lecture Theatre
Fri 14th Dec
10.00 - 11.00	Research Training Session	Dr Caroline Selai FSR
17.00 - 18.00	Clinical Session 4	Simon Shorvon Gilliatt Lecture Theatre

MSc & Diploma in Clinical Neurology - Autumn Term 2012

This is not the current timetable.

Please note, in this page links to past handouts and references are being provided as a back-up only to the 2013-2014 Timetable.

Module 1: Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Convenors: Dr Patrick Lewis, Dr Adrian Isaacs, Dr Helene Plun-Favreau

Week 1

Mon 1st Oct

Tues 2nd Oct

Weds 3rd Oct

Thurs 4th Oct

Fri 5th Oct

Week 2

Mon 8th Oct

Tues 9th Oct

Weds 10th Oct

Thurs 11th Oct

Fri 12th Oct

Week 3

Mon 15th Oct

Tues 16th Oct

Weds 17th Oct

Thurs 18th Oct

Fri 19th Oct

Week 4

Mon 22nd Oct

Tues 23rd Oct

Module 2: Epilepsy, Pain, Tumours & Infections of the CNS

Convenors: Prof Matthew Walker / Dr Manjit Matharu

Weds 24th Oct

Thurs 25th Oct

Fri 26th Oct

Week 5

Mon 29th Oct

Tues 30th Oct

Weds 31st Oct

Thurs 1st Nov

Fri 2nd Nov

Week 6

Mon 5th Nov

Weds 7th Nov

Thurs 8th Nov

Fri 9th Nov

Week 7

Mon 12th Nov

Tues 13th Nov

Module 3: Peripheral Nerve, Muscle & Special Senses

Convenors: Henry Houlden, Matilde Laura

Weds 14th Nov

Peripheral Nerve (Neuropathy)

Thurs 15th Nov

Fri 16th Nov

Week 8

Mon 19th Nov

Tues 20th Nov

Weds 21st Nov

Muscle

Thurs 22nd Nov

Fri 23rd Nov

Week 9

Mon 26th Nov

Tues 27th Nov

Special Senses

Wed 28th Nov

Thurs 29th Nov

Fri 30th Nov

Week 10

Mon 3rd Dec

Weds 5th Dec

Thurs 6th Dec

Fri 7th Dec

Week 11

PLEASE NOTE: FROM MONDAY 10th DECEMBER UNTIL THE END OF TERM ALL LECTURES WILL BE HELD IN THE GILLIATT LECTURE THEATRE INSTEAD OF THE WOLFSON LECTURE THEATRE.

Mon 10th Dec

Tues 11th Dec

Weds 12th Dec

Thurs 13th Dec

Fri 14th Dec