COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED ELECTRONEUROMYOGRAPHY/NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBI 5040 ADVANCED ELECTRONEUROMYOGRAPHY/NEUROPHYSIOLOGY ELECTIVE 1 4 0 9

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR IBRAHIM ÖZTURA

Offered to

Clinical Neuroscience
Basic Neuroscience

Course Objective

Learning EMG techniques and its applications on the basics of EMG knowledge and its skills in neuromuscular diseases

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn basic information about electromyography (EMG)
2   To learn electromyography techniques
3   To learn electromyography applications
4   To have knowledge about clinical and electrophysiologic findings in neuromuscular diseases
5   To learn about nerve neuropathy and its applications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Clinic-electrophysiologic correlations 1 Clinic-electrophysiologic correlations 1 application
3 Clinic-electrophysiologic correlations 2 Clinic-electrophysiologic correlations 2 application
4 Median nerve neuropathies at the wrist Median nerve neuropathies at the wrist application
5 Proximal median nerve neuropathies Proximal median nerve neuropathies application
6 Ulnar nerve neuropathies at the elbow Ulnar nerve neuropathies at the elbow application
7 Midterm
8 Ulnar nerve neuropathies at the wrist Ulnar nerve neuropathies at the wrist application
9 Radial nerve neuropathies Radial nerve neuropathies application
10 Femoral nerve neuropathies Femoral nerve neuropathies application
11 Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome application
12 The facial nerve neuropathies The facial nerve neuropathies application
13 Trigeminal nerve neuropathies Trigeminal nerve neuropathies application
14 Polyneuropathies and ALS Polyneuropathies and ALS application

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders: Clinical-Electrophysiologic Correlations, David C. Preston
Clinical electromyography: nerve conduction studies, SJ Oh

Supplementary Book(s):
Santral EMG, Cumhur Ertekin

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 0.40 + FIN*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRF * 0.40 + FCGR*0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge about EMG techniques, nerve neuropathy and its applications will be evaluated via midterm and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

4124062

Office Hours

Friday 16-17

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 1 15
Tutorials 15 4 60
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 5 75
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 5 4 20
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 227

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15
LO.25
LO.344
LO.4345
LO.534