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SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
| Swedish title | Alzheimers sjukdom: sjukdomsbild och molekulära mekanismer |
|---|---|
| English title | Alzheimer's Disease: Clinical Features and Pathogenic Mechanisms |
| Course number | 1584 |
| Credits | 1.5 |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Board of Postgraduate Education |
| Established | 2007-08-30 |
| Purpose of the course | |
| Intended learning outcomes | After the course the student will have acquired up-to-date knowledge of different aspects of Alzheimer's disease from clinical symptoms and diagnosis to molecular mechanisms and future perspectives |
| Contents of the course | This course provides up-to-date knowledge of different aspects of Alzheimer's disease (AD) from clinical symptoms and diagnosis to molecular mechanisms and future therapeutics. |
| Teaching and learning activities | The pedagocic framing is based on lectures by invited Swedish and international scientist that will cover the topics of clinical signs and symptoms, diagnosis, pathology, epidemiology, genetics, molecular mechanisms, animals models, therapeutic strategies. Group work, preparation of seminars and presentation of group work. |
| Compulsory elements | Both Lectures and the Group work are compulsory. Absence from any of these should be compensated for by essay(s) on the topic(s) missed in agreement with the course director. |
| Examination | Group examination of the topics by an examinator. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Scientific reviews, as well as recent articles. The material will be distributed to the course participants at the beginning of the course. | Course responsible |
Maria Ankarcrona Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle Maria.Ankarcrona@ki.se |
| Contact person |
