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Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Medicine Program of Health Sciences Division of Physical Therapy
Lecture Code	I4361601	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	神経系理学療法学
Subject Name （Katakana）	シンケイケイリガクリョウホウガク
Subject Name in English	Physical Therapy for Central Nervous System Disorders
Instructor	IMURA TAKESHI,URAKAWA SUSUMU
Instructor (Katakana)	イムラ　タケシ,ウラカワ　ススム
Campus	Kasumi	Semester/Term	2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2nd) Weds1-2：HSC Rm 302
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
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Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	2	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	27 : Health Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences
Eligible Students	Health Science (PT) Undergraduate 2nd year students
Keywords	Central Nervous system diseases, Stroke, Spinal cord injury, Physical therapy
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Physical Therapy （Knowledge and Understanding） ・Knowledge, understanding about the basic medicine, knowledge, understanding about the etiology condition of a patient ・Knowledge, understanding about rehabilitation medicine, physiotherapy studies
Class Objectives /Class Outline	・Understanding the pathophysiology and epidemiology of stroke and spinal cord injury. ・Understanding the structure and function of the central nervous system. ・Understanding the disability structure of stroke and spinal cord injury patients based on the ICF. ・Understanding physical therapy assessment for stroke and spinal cord injury patients and the practical application of physical therapy at each stage of the disease, and apply this knowledge to clinical practice courses.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1：Pathophysiology and epidemiology of stroke and other brain injury diseases【Imura】 Lesson 2：Brain function and structure Part 1 - Movement【Imura】 Lesson 3：Brain function and structure Part 2 - Sensory【Imura】 Lesson 4：Pathophysiology and characteristics of central motor disorders【Imura】 Lesson 5：Physical therapy assessment for central motor disorders Part 2 - Impairment【Imura】 Lesson 6：Physical therapy assessment for central motor disorders Part 2 - Activity and participation【Imura】 Lesson 7：Higher brain function disorders【Imura】 Lesson 8：Physical therapy for patients with post-stroke hemiplegia【Imura】 Lesson 9：Brain imaging in physical therapy for patients with stroke【Imura】 Lesson 10：Pathophysiology and epidemiology of spinal cord injury【Imura】 Lesson 11：Physical therapy for spinal cord injury【Imura】 Lesson 12：Pain【Urakawa】 Lesson 13：Basic research for stroke【Urakawa】 Lesson 14：Summary【Imura】 Lesson 15：Summary【Imura】 Written examination
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Text: Physical Therapy for Neurological Disorders I, 2nd ed.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, moodle
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Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	1-15：Provide information as appropriate
Requirements
Grading Method	Written examination
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	Based on practical experience in the field of neurosurgery, this program educates students on the fundamental knowledge of physical therapy for the patients with central nervous system diseases.
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