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NEUR-4034: Diseases of the Nervous System

Description: Common brain and Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders ranging from trauma to autism. Genetic, molecules and cellular changes in disease. Therapeutic implications and development of novel drugs. Challenges in drug discovery and implementation of personalized medicine. Ethical issues regarding genetic findings.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: NEUR-2026 and NEUR-3044

Required By: NEUR-4594

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 21

Average GPA: 3.71 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 71.17%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.35%

Alicia M Pickrell202037.6%49.9%10.4%0.0%2.1%0.0%3.162
Kristin F Phillips202490.5%6.3%1.1%0.9%0.8%0.5%3.8310
Harald W Sontheimer202085.5%11.4%2.1%0.0%0.9%0.0%3.803
Jennifer Rainville202479.7%15.1%2.3%0.4%2.3%0.4%3.674
Ian Kimbrough202188.0%10.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%3.891
Keaton A Unroe202370.0%10.0%0.0%10.0%10.0%0.0%3.201

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