This course will expose students to medical and surgical information on the etiology, signs and symptoms, medical tests, diagnosis/differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, medical, surgical and rehabilitative therapy management for the following conditions: cerebral palsy, spina bifida, hydrocephalus, muscular dystrophy, down's syndrome, attention deficit disorder, mental retardation, autism, dyslexia, epilepsy. foetal alcohol syndrome, stoke, head injuries, hemiplegia, paraplegia and tetraplegia.