Foundations of Clinical Neurophysiology Fall 2013 Neuroscience 1026 Jeffrey R. Balzer, Ph.D.: Course Director Office Hours: By Appointment balzerjr@upmc.edu 412-648-9779 Tuesday and Thursday, 4:00-5:15 pm Room 116, Victoria Bldg. Lecture Topic Lecturer 1 Course Overview o What is Clinical Neurophysiology? Dr. Balzer (08/27/13) 2 Functional Neuroanatomy o Brain o Brainstem o Spinal Cord o Cerebrovasculature o Cranial Nerves o Brachial Plexus/Peripheral Nerves Dr. Thirumala (08/29/13) 3 Neuropathophysiology o Injury and Neuronal Responses o Cellular Homeostasis o Ischemia o Excitatory Amino Acids Dr. Haybech (09/03/13) 4 Functional Neurophysiology o Cerebral Metabolism o Cerebral Blood Flow o AVD02 o Autoregulation o CSF Dynamics o Blood-Brain Barrier Dr. Balzer (09/05/13) 5 Cerebrovascular Anatomy and Physiology o Circle of Willis o Anterior Circulation o Posterior Circulation o Stroke o Relationship to Evoked Potentials Dr. Balzer (09/10/13) 6 Techniques for Electroencephalographic Recording o Electrodes o International “Ten-Twenty” System o Equipment Dr. Crammond (09/12/13) 7 Basic Scalp Electroencephalography o Origin of EEG o Technical Considerations o EEG and Anesthesia Dr. Thirumala (09/17/13) o o EEG and Surgical Procedures Computer Processed EEG 8 Electrocorticography o Use in Epilepsy Surgery o Technical Aspects of ECoG and Stimulation o Awake Craniotomy o Anesthetic Considerations Dr. Thirumala (09/19/13) 9 Intraoperative Evoked Potentials o Neurophysiologic Basis o Instrumentation o Technical Standards Dr. Balzer (09/24/13) 10 Somatosensory Evoked Potentials o Placement of Electrodes o Sensory Tracts o Stimulating Electrodes o Phase Reversal o Clinical Indications for SSEP Recording Dr. Crammond (09/26/13) 11 Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials o Placement of Electrodes o Recording Parameters o Auditory Pathways/Obligate Waves o Clinical Indications for BAEP Recording Dr. Crammond (10/01/13) 12 Visual Evoked Potentials o Stimulating and Recording o Visual Pathways o Clinical Indications for VEP Recording o Electroretinogram (ERG) Dr. Crammond (10/03/13) 13 Motor Evoked Potentials o Stimulating and Recording o Neurogenic vs. Myogenic o Transcranial Electrical Stimulation o Motor Pathways o Clinical Indications for MEP Recording o Anesthetic Considerations Dr. Balzer (10/08/13) MIDTERM EXAMINATION 10/10/13 October 15, 2013: NO CLASS 15 Intraoperative Electromyography (EMG) o Basic Principles of EMG o Recording EMG o Free-Running EMG o Stimulus-Evoked EMG o Alarm Criteria Dr. Balzer (10/17/13) 16 Intraoperative Facial Nerve Monitoring o Monitoring Methods o Electrode Placement o Discharge Patterns o Hemifacial Spasm o Clinical Indications Dr. Habeych (10/22/13) 17 Other Cranial Nerve EMG o Extra-ocular Muscle EMG o Trigeminal Nerve EMG o Lower Cranial Nerve EMG Dr. Habeych (10/24/13) 18 Nerve Root Monitoring in the Spine o Free-Run vs. Stimulus-Evoked EMG o Pedicle Screw EMG o Cervical EMG o Thoracic EMG o Lumbosacral EMG Dr. Balzer (10/29/13) 19 Deep Brain Stimulation o Anatomy o Physiology o Micro-Electrode Recording o Guiding the Surgical Placement Dr. Crammond (10/31/13) 20 Traumatic Brain Injury o Principles o Pathophysiology o ICP o Evoked Potentials and Prediction of Outcome Dr. Okonkwo (11/05/13) 21 Anesthesia and Evoked Potentials o Halogenated Anesthesia o Intravenous Anesthetics o Effects on Evoked Potentials o Effects on EMG Dr. Balzer (11/07/13) 22 Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy o Epilepsy o Conventional Treatment o Surgery o ECOG and Mapping Dr. Richardson (11/12/13) 23 Transcranial Doppler o Cerebrovascular Anatomy o Anatomical Anomalies o Techniques and Examination o Clinical Application Dr. Balzer (11/14/13) 24 Cerebral Oximetry o Principles o Techniques and Examination o Clinical Application Dr. Balzer (11/19/13) 25 Brain Mapping Techniques o Phase Reversal o Direct Cortical Stimulation o Awake Craniotomy o Fourth Ventricle Mapping Dr. Balzer (11/21/13) 26 Interventional Radiology, Aneurysms and Stroke o Endovascular Treatments o Angiography o Aneurysms o Stroke Dr. Ducreat (11/26/13) Thanksgiving Break: NO CLASS 11/28/13 27 Intraoperative Monitoring: Case Reviews All Faculty o Spine (12/03/13) o Vascular o Cranial/Tumor o Awake Craniotomy o Cranial/Microvascular Decompression o Brachial Plexus/Peripheral Nerve o Deep Brain Stimulation/Microelectrode Recording 28 Paper Review Dr. Balzer (12/05/13) December 14, 2013: FINAL PAPER DUE If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and Disability Resources and Services, 140 William Pitt Union, 412-648-7890 (412-383-7355 (TTY)), as early as possible in the term. 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