NDT 370 Epilepsy & Critical Care Monitoring
NDT 370 is the didactic component of preparation for working in the epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) and critical care settings and encourages pursuit of certification in long term monitoring (CLTM). The CLTM is a pathway to advanced-level specialist and advanced LTM analyst positions. The first half of the semester focuses on long-term monitoring in epilepsy and covers seizure semiology, localizing and lateralizing signs of seizures, special electrodes, epilepsy syndromes, and special localizing procedures, as well as optimal design, staffing, and technical specifications of the EMU. Students are also introduced to electrocorticography and cortical stimulation. The second half of the semester focuses on continuous EEG (cEEG) in critical care and covers standardized critical care terminology, quantitative EEG, evoked potentials in critical care, and cEEG monitoring in therapeutic hypothermia and traumatic brain injury.
Prerequisite
NDT300, 302, 325, 335