Describe secondary injury after brain injury and explain the concept of neuroprotection. |
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Identify the key components of neural plasticity and its relation to neurorecovery. |
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Explore interventions that improve neuroplasticity, limit secondary injury and potentially lead to functional gains. |
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Describe the principles of rehabilitation for persons with brain cancer and functional outcomes in this population. |
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Identify the rehabilitation needs and safety considerations following treatment for brain cancer. |
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Readily embed rehabilitation for brain cancer patients within the continuum of cancer care. |
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Discuss the prevalence, phenomenology and course of cancer related cognitive dysfunction (CRCD) in patients with breast cancer. |
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Identify risk factors associated with CRCD and biological mechanisms of CRCD. |
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Outline treatment strategies for patients with CRCD. |
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Identify the various components of executive functioning and coping styles following mild versus moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. |
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Utilize more accurate, sensitive and specific measurements of executive functions. |
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Explain the neuroanatomy of executive functions. |
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Recognize the importance of open chain movement in the rehabilitation of cerebellar injury. |
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Explain the theoretically negative implications of using weights during rehabilitation of cerebellar injury. |
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Identify and describe the myriad of sleep disorders associated with traumatic brain injury. |
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Utilize diagnostic tools to appropriately identify specific trauma related sleep disorders. |
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Provide effective treatment options for trauma linked sleep irregularities. |
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Identify the role vestibular testing has on establishing the site, pathogenesis and severity of traumatic vestibular disorder and its implication on therapy results. |
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Differentiate the signs and symptoms of peripheral vestibular injury versus traumatic brain injury. |
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Recognize the role of vestibular rehabilitation in the management of the patient with brain injury. |
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