1. Introduction. Neurodegenerative diseases and ageing. Individual and social impact. Multidisciplinary approaches. 2. Molecular and physiological bases of neurodegenerative processes. 3. Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. 4. Parkinson's and related diseases (Parkinsonisms). 5. Prion diseases. 6. Huntington's disease. 7. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). 8. Multiple sclerosis.

Classroom lectures. Face-to-face classes: reduced (workshops, seminars, case studies). Student individual work. Final exam. Seminars and lectures supported by computer and audiovisual aids. Practical learning based on cases and problems, and exercise resolution. Individual and group or cooperative work with the option of oral or written presentation. Individual and group tutorials to resolve doubts and queries about the subject.