Maricopa Community Colleges  EEG130   19946-19965 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/24/94
EEG130 19946-19965 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Introduction to EEG
Introduction to EEG(Electroneurodiagnostic) theory, with emphasis on instrumentation, testing protocol and major disorders for which EEG is diagnostically useful. Prerequisites: (HLP113AA and HLP113AB) or HLP113, and (MAT124 or MAT129), or permission of program director/coordinator. Corequisites: EEG116.
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EEG130   19946-19965 Introduction to EEG
1. Utilize electrical safety precautions. (I)
2. Describe electrode compostion and positioning. (II)
3. Diagram and Describe basic EEG instrumentation. (III,IV,VI)
4. Describe the instrument calibration protocol. (IV)
5. Describe montage theory and utilization. (V,VI)
6. Describe the physiological and recording bases of activation procedures. (VII)
7. Itemize and describe American Electroneurodiagnostic Society (AES) Guidelinesfor routine, neonatal, and electrocerebral silence (ECS) recordings. (VIII)
8. Describe the major diagnosis utilizing EEG testing. (IX)
9. Describe advanced and specialized EEG procedures at an introduction level. (X)
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EEG130   19946-19965 Introduction to EEG
    I. Electrical Safety
        A. Patient grounding
        B. Ground loops
        C. Leakage current
        D. Microshock
        E. Preventive measures
          1. Laboratory
          2. ICU and surgery
      II. Electrodes
          A. Composition
            1. Electrical theory
            2. Electrode potential
          B. Electrode-scalp interface
          C. International 10-20 system
            1. History
            2. Placement
          D. Specialized EEG electrodes
            1. Nasopharyngeal
            2. Sphenoidal
            3. Depth
            4. Grid
        III. Basic instrumentation
            A. Block diagram
            B. Differential amplification
              1. Imput impedance
              2. Common-mode rejection
              3. Gain, amplification, sensitivity
            C. Filters
              1. High frequency filters
              2. Low frequency filters
              3. Frequency response curves
            D. Writer mechanisms
              1. Oscilloscopes
              2. Galvanometers
              3. Thermal/jet writers
            E. Introduction to digital EEG
          IV. Instrument Calibration
              A. DC calibration
              B. Baselines
                1. Mechanical
                2. Electrical
              C. Time axis
              D. Time constant
              E. Deflection
              F. Biological calibration
            V. Montages
                A. EEG frequencies
                B. Polarity
                C. Summation and cancellation
                D. Basic types
                  1. Bipolar
                  2. Referential
                E. Localization theory
                  1. Basic patterns
                  2. Frequency topography occurrence morphology polarity (FTOMP)
              VI. Artifacts
                  A. Recognition
                    1. Physiological
                    2. Instrumental
                    3. Environmental
                  B. Troubleshooting
                    1. Logical pathway
                    2. Elimination
                    3. Appropriate monitors
                VII. Activation Procedures
                    A. Sleep
                      1. Physiology
                      2. Pattern recognition
                    B. Photic stimulation
                      1. Physiology
                      2. Recording characteristics
                    C. Hyperventilation
                      1. Physiology
                      2. Recording characteristics
                  VIII. AES Guidelines
                      A. Routine EEG
                      B. Pediatric/neonatal EEG
                      C. ECS
                    IX. Clinical uses of EEG
                        A. History taking
                        B. Seizures/epilepsy
                        C. Tumors/lesions
                        D. Encephalopathies
                        E. Headache
                      X. Introduction to special recording procedures
                          A. Invasive recordings
                            1. Nasophryngeal
                            2. Sphenoidal
                            3. Depth/grid
                          B. Drug studies
                            1. Amobarbital/wada
                            2. Metrazol
                          C. Video monitoring
                          D. Surgery
                            1. Corticography
                            2. Endarterectomy
                          E. Polysomnopgraphy
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