Clinical Neurophysiology: Basis and Technical Aspects

<p>Section 1. Basic Physiological and Recording Concepts<br>1. Generation and propagation of the action potential<br>2. Volume conduction, waveform analysis, and near and far field potentials<br>3. Instrumentation for electrodiagnostic studies <br>4. Filtering of neurophysiological signals<br>5. Electrical safety </p> <p>Section 2. EEG: Technologic Aspects and Basic Rhythms<br>6. EEG source localization<br>7. Adult EEG <br>8. Child EEG (and maturation) <br>9. Normal EEG variants <br>10. Ambulatory EEG <br>11. Video-EEG <br>12. High-resolution EEG <br>13. Magnetoencephalography for localizing and characterizing the epileptic focus</p> <p>Section 3. Nerve Conduction Studies, Methods and Techniques<br>14. Nerve conduction studies: Basic concepts<br>15. F wave, A wave, H reflex, and blink reflex</p> <p>Section 4. Needle Electromyography, Methods and Techniques<br>16. Needle electromyography: basic concepts<br>17. Normal and abnormal spontaneous activity <br>18. Normal and abnormal voluntary activity <br>19. Single fiber EMG </p> <p>Section 5. Intra-operative Clinical Neurophysiology, MEP, SSEP <br>20. Electrocorticography and functional mapping<br>21. Spinal cord monitoring <br>22. Electrophysiological mapping for deep brain stimulation for movement disorders</p> <p>Section 6. Sleep Physiology and Studies<br>23. Sleep-wake physiology<br>24. Practical aspects of actigraphy and approaches in clinical and research domains<br>25. Polysomnography<br>26. The Multiple sleep latency test </p> <p>Section 7. Autonomic Nervous System: Basic and Technical Aspects <br>27. Basics of autonomic nervous system function <br>28. Autonomic testing, methods and techniques </p> <p>Section 8. Auditory, Visual and Somatosensory Evoked Potentials<br>29. Cochlea and auditory nerve<br>30. Auditory brainstem response<br>31. The auditory and association cortex and language evaluation methods<br>32. Electroretinograms<br>33. The Electrooculogram<br>34. Visually evoked potentials <br>35. Somatosensory evoked potentials</p> <p>Section 9. Cognitive Neurophysiology<br>36. Cognitive neurophysiology: event-related potentials <br>37. Transcranial magnetic stimulation </p>