The course promotes neurophysiopathology technician skills acquisition for the use of neurophysiological examinations in Intensive Neonatal Care Unit (NICU), both for diagnostic and prognostic aspects
To make the neurophysiological techinician autonomous in NICU
Prerequisites
Training course
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons/distance Learning (on line)
Attendance in NICU
Type of Assessment
Interactive verifications
Course program
Neurophysiology in intensive care: general principles
Ontogenesis of the EEG and polygraphic evaluation in the newborn-infant
maturation of Evoked Potentials and applications in TIN - SubTIN
Peripheral nervous system maturation applied to ENG-EMG examination
Application of VEEG and PES tests in the hypoxic injury of the newborn
Use of neurophysiological tests in TIN - SubTIN in other neurological pathologies: "floppy-infant", Criticall illness neuropathy, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Outline of combined methods: neuromuscular ultrasound and ENG-EMG in the newborn
Practical evaluation of EEG / PE-ENG-EMG tracings
