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MAVIT4400 Clinical Neurophysiology Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Klinisk nevrofysiologi
Study programme
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Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Clinical neurophysiology is a medical speciality where neurophysiological methods are used to investigate and for diagnosis regarding diseases in the nervous system. This course includes basic neuroscience and practical aspects of clinical physiology. The student will learn both basic neuroscience and how to perform the most common neurophysiological assessments.

Recommended preliminary courses

Recommended background is a bachelor´s degree or equivalent in nursing, pharmacy, psychology, physiotherapy, bioengineering, paramedicine, social education, physiology or molecular biology, og medicine (profession).

Required preliminary courses

  • The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences or Pharmacy
  • The course is also offered as an individual course. The applicant must have a bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree in health sciences. The grade C requirement does not apply to admission to individual courses.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

The student

  • can describe the anatomy and function of the nervous system
  • can describe consciousness, memory and explain the phenomenon sleep
  • can explain the interplay between environment and the autonomic nervous system
  • can give an overview of the most common diseases in the nervous system
  • can explain the most important principals of the pain mechanism
  • can explain what can be measured by electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), neurography and evoked potentials
  • can give an overview of the principals of clinical neurophysiology, diagnosis and monitoring
  • can make the decision when it is relevant to use neurophysiological intraoperative monitoring

Skills

The student

  • can describe the procedures of the most common electrophysiological methods i.e., EEG, EMG, neurography, and evoked potentials
  • can recognize the pattern and signs relevant for neurophysiological assessment, including how to separate physiological artefacts from normal cortical activity

General competence

The student

  • can obtain insight in the methods and instruments used in neurophysiological assessment including when it should be used, which opportunities it may provide and methodological limitations
  • can consider ethical issues and challenges related to neurophysiological research and clinical practice in the field
  • can disseminate results to peers, but also communicate with patients and their next of kin

Teaching and learning methods

The course consists of two parts, one mainly theoretical at OsloMet and a more practical part at OUS where skills training is also included. The work and teaching methods include digital and on-site lectures, group work in the form of colloquiums and problem-based learning (PBL), skills training and self-studies.

Course requirements

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:

  • attendance at introductory lectures (one day at OsloMet)
  • minimum attendance of 80 % in group work (colloquiums/PBL); 6 times, 2 hours each
  • conducted supervised skills training at teaching sessions (2 teaching sessions of 2 days each at OUS)

Assessment

Individual oral examination, 30 minutes. The answers may be given in a Scandinavian language og English.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

None

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F

Examiners

All answers are assessed by two examiners.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

Overlapping courses

Ingen.