NEF707 - SPINAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPINAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY | NEF707 | Any Semester/Year | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Drill and Practice Case Study Problem Solving Brain Storming | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Çağrı Mesut Temuçin MD, PhD. Prof. of Neurology (Instructor) | |||||
| Course objective | Electrophysiological methods related to the spinal cord neural circuits will be discussed in group seminars in one theoretical hours weekly. Students will be prepared from proposed sources. Topics will be supported by laboratory studies in four practical hours weekly. At the article session a selected article on the subject will be discussed by the students. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Anatomy and physiology of the spinal reflex loops, physiological bases, electrophysiological recording methods and clinical use of H reflex, F wave, tendon reflexes, long-loop reflexes, flexor and extensor reflexes, cutaneous reflexes, cutaneous silent period trigemino-cervical reflexes will be displayed. Cranial nerve studies and magnetic stimulation techniques in this area will be covered.????? | |||||
| References | 1) Electrodiagnostic Medicine 2ND Edition. Dumitru, Daniel; Amato, Anthony A.; Zwarts, Machiel J. Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, 2001 2) Sentral ve Periferik EMG, Cumhur Ertekin, Ä°zmir-2006 3) Movement Disorders. Mark Hallett. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2012 4) Magnetic Stimulation in Clinical Neurophysiology Mark Hallett, Sudhansu Chokroverty. Butterworth-Heinemann Medical, 2005 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Anatomy and physiology of the spinal reflex loops |
| Week 2 | H Reflex |
| Week 3 | The clinical use of H Reflex |
| Week 4 | F-wave |
| Week 5 | Tendon reflexes |
| Week 6 | Long-loop reflexes |
| Week 7 | Long-loop reflexes in clinical use |
| Week 8 | Flexor and extensor reflexes |
| Week 9 | Cutaneous reflexes |
| Week 10 | Cutaneous silent period |
| Week 11 | Trigemino-cervical reflexes |
| Week 12 | Cranial nerve studies; blink reflex recovery curves |
| Week 13 | Cranial nerve studies; corneal reflex, jaw reflex |
| Week 14 | Magnetic stimulation techniques |
| Week 15 | General Test Preparation |
| Week 16 | General Examination |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 14 | 10 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 14 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 1 | 10 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 58 | 105 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Graduates of this program will have knowledge about the clinical neuro-electrophysiology. They will be able to make applications, seminars and courses, follow research and innovations at this scientific field. | X | ||||
| 2. Graduates of this program are capable of developing new projects and they will have theoretical knowledge and skills to evaluate the new projects in the field of neuro-electrophysiology. | X | ||||
| 3. Graduates of this program will learn interpretation of the EEG both at children and adults. They will have theoretical and practical knowledge about the he basic applications of EEG and activation methods and EEG monitoring | X | ||||
| 4. Graduates of this program will have theoretical and practical knowledge about nerve conduction techniques, needle electromyography, single fiber EMG, repetitive nerve stimulation, evoked potentials and autonomic tests. They are capable of performing this techniques and evaluating the results, and take on the responsibility of these applications in a stand-alone laboratory studies | X | ||||
| 5. Graduates of this program will have knowledge about device used in neuro-electrophysiology and indications for the use and can use them. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest