TNP623 - ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY of CORTICAL STIMULATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY of CORTICAL STIMULATION | TNP623 | Any Semester/Year | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Prequisites | The trainees must be neurologist. | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Team/Group Work Drill and Practice Problem Solving | |||||
| Instructor (s) | ÇAĞRI MESUT TEMUÇİN, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology | |||||
| Course objective | Learning the theoretical knowledge about the electrophysiological techniques that carried out using the magnetic stimulation of the cortex, performing and evaluating it in clinical practice and, designing studies using these methods. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Physiological basis of transcranial magnetic stimulation and cortico-cortical and cortico-spinal excitability studies, intracortical inhibition and facilitation studies, cortical silent period, transcallosal inhibition, cortical MEP mapping, cortical plasticity and electrophysiological recording methods and their use in clinical practice and trials will be seen.??? | |||||
| References | 1- Magnetic Stimulation in Clinical Neurophysiology Mark Hallett, Sudhansu Chokroverty. Butterworth-Heinemann Medical, 2005 2- Therapeutic rTMS in Neurology. Principles, Evidence, and Practice Recommendations. Platz, Thomas. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2016 3- Handbook of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Pascual-Leone A, Davey NJ, Rothwell J, Wasserman EM, Puri BK, editors. London (UK): Arnold; 2002 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Physiological basis of transcranial magnetic stimulation |
| Week 2 | Measurement parameters of transcranial magnetic stimulation |
| Week 3 | Cortico-cortical and cortico-spinal excitability studies |
| Week 4 | Intracortical inhibition and facilitation studies-1 |
| Week 5 | Intracortical inhibition and facilitation studies-2 |
| Week 6 | Cortical silent period and transcallosal inhibition |
| Week 7 | Motor control studies by transcranial magnetic stimulation |
| Week 8 | Cognitive studies by transcranial magnetic stimulation |
| Week 9 | Neuronavigated transcranial magnetic stimulation studies-1 |
| Week 10 | Neuronavigated transcranial magnetic stimulation studies-2 |
| Week 11 | Cortical plasticity-1 |
| Week 12 | Cortical plasticity-2 |
| Week 13 | Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation-1 |
| Week 14 | Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation-2 |
| Week 15 | General test preparation |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
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 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 4 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 1 | 20 |
| 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 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 5 | 15 | 75 |
| Project | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Homework assignment | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 54 | 84 | 301 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. He/She becomes familiar with the scientific advanced knowledge in the field of Clinical Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences and has the ability to use the information received. | X | ||||
| 2. He/She is able to follow recent national and/or international publications in the clinical neurological and psychiatric sciences, especially about the candidate's own field of study, use the information obtained from these references and acquires the latest literature knowledge about the scientific studies he/she is conducting. | X | ||||
| 3. He/She obtains enough scientific information, statistical knowledge and technical experience in the field of Clinical Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences so that he/she will be able to evaluate the recent researches that are being presented at both national and international congresses and propose his/her opinion. In addition he/she may evaluate the studies at a level that is sufficient to be a referee for scientific journals. | X | ||||
| 4. At the end of the program, the candidate becomes an example, especially with his scientific knowledge and skills in his / her field. He/She can conduct joint projects with researchers from other fields and transfer his/her own knowledge to new beginners. Candidate has the ability to reach information efficaciously, and compare the previously obtained data with his/her own data and make critical assessment. | X | ||||
| 5. Candidate becomes an independent investigator, especially in his / her area of interest, and transfers his/her experiences to beginners. He/She can set up his/her own laboratory and compose a working team, and has the capacity to design and implement new methods. | X | ||||
| 6. Candidate follows up-to-date technical information and is prone to apply new methods. He/she is open to all kinds of ideas, can discuss their advantages and disadvantages ,and he/she has the ability to criticize these ideas with all aspects. He/She is open-minded for multidisciplinary work and contributes to the work. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest