Course Overview
This course will concentrate on advanced topics pertaining to EEG in the field including but not limited to: epilepsy surgery monitoring, the seizure investigation unit, continuous long-term monitoring, and quantitative EEG. EEG interpretation of abnormal and difficult EEGs will continue throughout this course in preparation for the fourth-term clinical. A solid understanding of all basic normal and abnormal EEG concepts is essential for doing well in this course.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Define the clinical and electrographic correlates for the following disorders/conditions:
- Headaches and Migraines.
- Psychiatric disorders.
- Head Injuries, Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injuries.
- Comatose Patients and the Critically Ill.
- Define electrocerbral silence and the 10 technical steps/guidelines to performing an ECS recording.
- Describe treatment options, including their effects on EEG recordings, for patients with the disorders described above with emphasis on patients being treated in the intensive care environment.
- Explain the uses, applications and techniques of continuous EEG monitoring.
- Explain the types, applications and techniques of quantitative EEG.
- Define posttraumatic seizures and epilepsy.
- Describe EEG monitoring in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), including patient population, monitoring parameters and techniques employed to obtain optimal recordings.
- Define activation/provocative procedures used in the EMU to enhance seizure recordings.
- Explain intracranial EEG monitoring as it applies to the EMU and epilepsy surgery.
- Define intra-operative and extra-operative Electrocorticography techniques.
- Define special localizing techniques used in epilepsy patients including:
- Cortical stimulation.
- Ictal and Interictal SPECT.
- WADA.
- fMRI.
- Other imaging techniques (CT, MRI).
- PET.
- Define normal and abnormal characteristics of the electrocardiogram.
- Define the uses and techniques of neuropsychology as it pertains to patients with seizures/epilepsy.
- Demonstrate the ability to obtain a relevant patient history for EEG.
- Perform a routine digital EEG recording using CAET guidelines within a 30minute time period and demonstrating:
- Accurate measurement and application of scalp electrodes using the 10-20 system with no errors.
- Electrode impedance equal or less than 5kohms.
- Appropriate use of filter and sensitivity settings.
- Appropriate use of montages.
- Recognition of state changes, normal and abnormal waveforms.
- Knowledge of activation procedures and their associated waveforms.
- Ability to recognize and troubleshoot artefacts and other technical problems.
- Relevant documentation of above and other pertinent information to the recorded EEG.
- Demonstrate the ability to adapt recording parameters and techniques for a variety of patient populations and clinical situations.
- Prepare a concise and complete technical interpretation/report of an abnormal EEG.
- Analyze and describe EEG normal and abnormal waveforms seen on previously and real-time recorded EEGs during assignments and reading sessions.
Effective as of Fall 2015
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