Neurophysiology

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Department of Information and Communication Technology in Medicine

Synopsis:

EEG, EMG - method for examination of peripheral nervous system, examination of balance and oculomotor system by means of ENG, VOG, posturography. Use of bio-feedback in rhebailitation of balance problems. Bio prosthesis- arteficial vestibular apparatus. Telemetric recording of biological data, stress factors. Examination of autonomic nervous system, heart rate variability, examination of sympathetic skin reflexes, pupilometric examination, MRI.

Requirements:

Solved and documented individual exercise.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction. Examination requirements. EEG, EMG - method for examination of peripheral nervous system

2. Examination of balance and oculomotor system by means of ENG

3. Examination of balance and oculomotor system by means of VOG

4. Posturography

5. Use of bio-feedback in rhebailitation of balance problems

6. Bio prosthesis - arteficial vestibular apparatus

7. Telemetric recording of biological data, stress factors

8. Examination of autonomic nervous system

9. Heart rate variability

10. Examination of sympathetic skin reflexes

11. Pupilometric examination

12. Biosignal measuring and processing

13. MRI

14. Perspective methods of diagnostics and therapy in neurophysiolofy by technical tools.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. EEG, EMG - method for examination of peripheral nervous system

2. Examination of balance and oculomotor system by means of ENG

3. Examination of balance and oculomotor system by means of VOG

4. Posturography

5. Use of bio-feedback in rhebailitation of balance problems

6. Bio prosthesis - arteficial vestibular apparatus

7. Telemetric recording of biological data, stress factors

8. Examination of autonomic nervous system

9. Heart rate variability

10. Examination of sympathetic skin reflexes

11. Pupilometric examination

12. Biosignal measuring and processing

13. MRI.

14. Resume. Examination requirements.

Study Objective:

Familiarized with methods for examination of peripheral nervous system (EEG, EMG), examination of balance and oculomotor system by means of ENG, VOG, posturography. Use of biofeedback in rehabilitation of balance problems. Bio prosthesis arteficial vestibular apparatus. Telemetric recording of biological data, stress factors. Examination of autonomic nervous system, heart rate variability, examination of sympathetic skin reflexes, pupilometric examination, MRI.

Study materials:

[1] Tristan D.M. Roberts: Neurophysiology of Postural Mechanisms. Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd; 2Rev Ed edition (July 1978), ISBN-10: 0408708085.

[2] Robert W. Baloh, Vicente Honrubia: Clinical Neurophysiology of the Vestibular System (Contemporary Neurology Series (Cloth)). Oxford University Press, USA; 3 edition (August 13, 2001), ISBN-10: 0195139828.

[3] Raymond Cooper, Colin D. Binnie, Richard Billings: Techniques in Clinical Neurophysiology: A Practical Manual. Churchill Livingstone; 1 edition (July 27, 2005), ISBN-10: 0443100926.

[4] Roger H. S. Carpenter: Neurophysiology. A Hodder Arnold Publication; 4 edition (August 15, 2002), ISBN-10: 0340808721.

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

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