PT-D 646
Foundational Neurologic Practice I
Kelly Reynolds
Description from DukeHub
The Foundational Neurologic Practice course series includes the basic etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical presentation of common focal and global neurological conditions and injuries. Learners will apply examination procedures to identify impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions and develop a plan of care for adults with neurological dysfunction. Learners will differentiate between central (CNS) and peripheral (PNS) nervous system dysfunction based on clinical characteristics, apply advanced skills in examination and task analysis to distinguish typical from pathological responses, and develop evidence-informed intervention strategies. The course series will emphasize diagnosis-specific examination and evaluation techniques, PT diagnoses, pharmacological management of neurological conditions, clinical decision-making, prognosis, standardized assessments, outcome measures, and interventions. Diagnoses highlighted in Foundational Neuro Practice I will include Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Management across the lifespan and in various clinical settings will be addressed.
Skills
- clinicaldescription: "clinical" and 6 more
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- Yes: Live work with people · "clinical"
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "diagnosis"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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