COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBI 5030 ADVANCED ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 1 6 0 8

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Clinical Neuroscience
Basic Neuroscience

Course Objective

The aims of this course are to learn summing basics of EEG up and digital EEG, quantitative EEG, video EEG, spike detection techniques and their applications in epilepsy and paroxysmal diseases.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn basic concepts of EEG
2   To learn EEG in adults and children
3   To learn electrical fields and recording techniques
4   To learn focal and generalized EEG abnormalities
5   To learn EEG and its patterns in diseases such as coma, epilepsy and sleep disorders etc.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Cellular basis of EEG activity Electrical fields and recording techniques application
3 Cortical generators Activation methods application
4 Electrical fields and recording techniques Artefacts application
5 Visual analysis of EEG in adults and children Visual analysis of EEG in adults and children application 1
6 Focal and generalized EEG abnormalities Visual analysis of EEG in adults and children application 2
7 Midterm
8 Electrophysiological evaluation of coma and brain death Electrophysiological evaluation of coma and brain death application
9 Automatically detection of seizure and spike activity Automatically detection of seizure and spike activity application
10 Video-electroencephalographic monitoring Video-electroencephalographic monitoring
11 Ambulatory EEG monitoring Ambulatory EEG monitoring
12 Quantitative electroencephalography Quantitative electroencephalography application
13 Seizure and epilepsy Seizure and epilepsy application
14 Paroxysmal sleep disorders Sleep disorder laboratory application Continuous EEG monitoring in intensive care unit Focal and generalized EEG abnormalities application

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Atlas of EEG&Seizure and semiology Bassel Abu-KHalil Karl E MisulisElsevier, 2006
Electroencephalography basic Principles, clinical aplications, and related fields
Neidermeyer&
Electroencephalography Lopez Da Silva Fifth edition Lippincot Williams & Wilkins 2005
Current Practice of Clinical EEG 2005 Timothy Pedley

Supplementary Book(s):
Epilepsi edit. Ibrahim Bora Nobel Tıp Kitabevi 2008

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and tutorials

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge about basics of EEG and digital EEG, quantitative EEG, video EEG, spike detection techniques and their applications in epilepsy and paroxysmal diseases will be evaluated by exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

4124056

Office Hours

Friday 16-17

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Tutorials 14 6 84
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.145
LO.245
LO.35
LO.45
LO.555