END-1300 Introduction to Electroneurodiagnostic Technology
2 Credits
Introduction and orientation to health careers in field of electroneurodiagnostics including specific duties, certifications and licensure requirements, work setting and conditions, and career ladder opportunities. Overview of standards of practice of clinical neurophysiology with emphasis on neuroscience technique, instrumentation, terminology of electroneurodiagnostic practices and recording/monitoring techniques utilized in determination of treatment plans for neurological disorders, and basic medical terminology.
Lecture: 2 hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
END-1312 Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
3 Credits
Anatomy and physiology of cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. Cardiovascular system anatomy and electrophysiology of the heart, electrocardiography (ECG) interpretation, blood flow characteristics and hemodynamics. Pulmonary system anatomy and physiology overview, principles of ventilatory control, diffusion, gas transport, and oxygenation.
Lecture: 3 hours
Prerequisite(s): BIO-2331 Anatomy and Physiology I, and departmental approval: admission to program.
END-1350 Introduction to Electroencephalography (EEG)
3 Credits
Provides basic knowledge of electroencephalography (EEG), and EEG concepts utilized for diagnosis of various cerebral disorders. Includes history, development, basic neurophysiology concepts of EEG, and normal and abnormal brain wave patterns in adults and children, with emphasis on instrumentation and recording techniques.
Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 3 hours
Prerequisite(s): BIO-2331 Anatomy and Physiology I or concurrent enrollment, and END-1300 Introduction to Electroneurodiagnostic Technology or concurrent enrollment, and departmental approval: admission to program.
END-1450 Intermediate Electroencephalography (EEG)
3 Credits
Discussion of clinical significance of epileptiform patterns, pharmacological effects on EEG recordings, EEG correlation of infection, and vascular and structural disease in adult and pediatric patients. Presentation and discussion of criteria for specialized recording techniques used in prolonged EEG recordings and specialized areas of the hospital, such as intensive care and epilepsy monitoring units. Discussion of EEG signal analysis.
Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours
Prerequisite(s): END-1300 Introduction to Electroneurodiagnostic Technology, END-1350 Introduction to Electroencephalography (EEG), and END-1312 Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology, or departmental approval.
END-1500 Basic Evoked Potentials
3 Credits
Basic discussion of evoked potential recording techniques. Emphasis on equipment, principles of operation, associated waves related to normal and abnormal waveforms, placement and calibration, and obtaining clearly resolved and replicated obligated waveforms of brainstem auditory, visual, and somatosensory evoked potentials.
Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 3 hours
Prerequisite(s): END-1300 Introduction to Electroneurodiagnostic Technology, END-1312 Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology, and END-1350 Introduction to Electroencephalography (EEG), or departmental approval.
END-1911 END Directed Practice I
3 Credits
Clinical electroencephalography experience in a selected neurodiagnostic lab or an affiliated health care facility under the direct supervision of an EEG technologist or physician. Emphasis on EEG concepts. Performance of EEG testing on clinical patients, medical record keeping, and clinical history taking.
Laboratory: 4.5 hours
Other Required Hours: Directed Practice: 8 hours per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisite(s): END-1350 Introduction to Electroencephalography (EEG) and concurrent enrollment in END-1450 Intermediate Electronecephalography (EEG).
END-2300 Nerve Conduction Studies
3 Credits
Discussion of routine nerve conduction studies, less common nerve conduction studies, and electromyography. Emphasis on equipment, stimulation and recording sites, sources of error, pathology as it pertains to nerve conduction studies, waveform generation, identification, measurement and case presentation.
Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 3 hours
Prerequisite(s): END-2510 Principles of Polysomnography, END-2911 Directed Practice II, and END-2402 Intraoperative Monitoring for END Technologists, or departmental approval.
END-2320 Intermediate Nerve Conduction Studies
3 Credits
Advanced discussion of nerve conduction studies and electromyography. Emphasis on less routine nerve conduction studies (NCS), anomalous innervations, equipment, knowledge, placement stimulation sites, sources of error in nerve conduction studies, electronics, pathology, waveforms identification and case presentation.
Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours
Prerequisite(s): END-2300 Nerve Conduction Studies.
END-2401 Intraoperative Monitoring for Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists
3 Credits
Introductory discussion of intraoperative monitoring of entire nervouse system structure and function integrity during surgical procedures. Types of recordings, technologists role, recording parameters, reasons for surgical monitoring, variables affecting monitoring, and critical parameters.
Lecture: 3 hours
Prerequisite(s): END-1450 Intermediate Electroencephalography (EEG), and END-1500 Basic Evoked Potentials, and BIO-2341 Anatomy and Physiology II or concurrent enrollment, or departmental approval.
END-2402 Intraoperative Monitoring for Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists
2 Credits
Introductory discussion of intraoperative monitoring of entire nervous system structure and function integrity during surgical procedures. Types of recordings, technologist's role, recording parameters, reasons for surgical monitoring, variables affecting monitoring, and critical parameters.
Lecture: 2 hours
Prerequisite(s): END-1450 Intermediate Electroencephalography (EEG), and END-1500 Basic Evoked Potentials, and BIO-2341 Anatomy and Physiology II or concurrent enrollment, or departmental approval.
END-2413 Neurophysiology of Electroencephalography/Sleep Disorders
3 Credits
Analysis of the central and peripheral nervous system, electrophysiology, and nerve conducting velocities in health and disease. Includes discussion of neurophysiology of sleep and the role of the autonomic nervous system. Emphasis on respiratory and cardiovascular effects, regulation of sleep, circadian rhythms and maturation of the sleep stages addressing neonates to adults.
Lecture: 3 hours
Prerequisite(s): BIO-2341 Anatomy and Physiology II, and END-1450 Intermediate Electroencephalography (EEG), or departmental approval.
END-2422 Intermediate Intraoperative Monitoring
2 Credits
Intermediate discussion of principles of intraoperative monitoring of the nervous system structure and function integrity during surgical procedures. Emphasis on various types of surgery, decision making on the modality, signal improvement, in-depth discussion of variables and co-morbidities, surgical outcomes.
Lecture: 1 hour. Laboratory: 2 hours
Prerequisite(s): END-2402 Intraoperative Monitoring for Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists; or departmental approval.
END-2451 Neonatal/Pediatric Electroencephalography
3 Credits
Discussion of neonatal and pediatric electroencephalography (EEG). Review the electrographic and clinical findings associated with neonatal and pediatric epilepsy syndromes and seizures. Discussion of longterm epilepsy monitoring, pediatric epilepsy surgery, and functional cortical mapping. Discussion of automatic seizure detection, artifact rejection, and trending software.
Lecture: 3 hours
Prerequisite(s): END-1450 Intermediate Electroencephalography (EEG).
END-2510 Principles of Polysomnography
3 Credits
Overview of the field of Polysomnography, job responsibilities, and credentialing. Normal and abnormal sleep patterns, integrating the physiologic functions of the nervous system. Emphasis on basic sleep sciences, physiology, sleep medicine processes, diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing, PSG patient hook-up, monitoring procedures and patient education.
Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 3 hours
Prerequisite(s): BIO-2341 Anatomy and Physiology II, and END-1450 Intermediate Electroencephalography (EEG), and END-1500 Basic Evoked Potentials, and END-1911 END Directed Practice I.
END-2520 Intermediate Polysomnography I
3 Credits
Presentation and discussion of parameters, digital and technical specifications of polysomnography, the staging and scoring of adult sleep patterns, and identification/classification of various forms of respiratory, movement, and cardiac events. Discussion of sleep calculations. Discussion of positive airway pressure (PAP) titration guidelines, Oxygen administration and carbon dioxide monitoring.
Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours
Prerequisite(s): END-2510 Principles of Polysomnography, END-2911 Directed Practice II, and END-2402 Intraoperative Monitoring for END Technologists, or departmental approval.
END-2530 Intermediate Polysomnography II
3 Credits
Discussion of the classification of sleep disorders, and their physiological effects and implications on health. Presentation and discussion of parameters, digital and technical specifications of polysomnography, the staging and scoring of adult, pediatric, and neonatal sleep patterns. Discussion of sleep calculations, and daytime sleep studies (MSLT/MWT), and identification of normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms. Discussion on Home Sleep Testing (HST), advanced PAP therapies and alternative testing and sensors.
Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours
Prerequisite(s): END-2520 Intermediate Polysomnography I, and END-2940 Directed Practice III, and END-2300 Nerve Conduction Studies.
END-2911 END Directed Practice II
2 Credits
Continuation of directed practice in clinical setting at neurology laboratory or neurodiagnostics department. Departmental orientation, policies and procedures, assist patient setup, performance and discontinuance of neurodiagnostic activities performed at the assigned clinical site.
Lecture: 1 hour
Other Required Hours: Directed Practice: 8 hours per week for 10 weeks (80 hours total).
Prerequisite(s): END-1500 Evoked Potentials and END-1911 END Directed practice I; or departmental approval.
END-2915 Polysomnography Directed Practice I
3 Credits
Directed practice in the clinical setting in a sleep laboratory or a sleep center. Departmental orientation, policies and procedures, individual body mechanics and patient transfer techniques. Gather and analyze patient information, perform testing preparation procedures, perform polysomnographic procedures. Emphasis on performing overnight diagnostic and therapeutic polysomnograms.
Other Required Hours:15 hours per week Directed practice in a clinical setting. (Two 7.5 hour days)
Prerequisite(s): END-2510 Principles of Polysomnography, and END-2911 END Directed Practice II, and END-2451 Neonatal/Pediatric Electroencephalography; and concurrent enrollment in END-2520 Intermediate Polysomnography I.
END-2922 END Directed Practice III
3 Credits
Clinical neurodiagnostic experience in a selected neurodiagnostic lab in health care facility under direct supervision of an END technologist or physician office. Emphasis on EEG testing in neonates, infants and pediatric population, long-term monitoring, and critical care units, and additional specialty modalities, including but not limited to NCS testing, medical record keeping and clinical history taking.
Lecture: 1.5 hour
Other Required Hours: Directed Practice: 112.5 hours at a Clinical Site per semester.
Prerequisite(s): END-2911 END Directed Practice II, and END-2451 Neonatal/Pediatric Electroencephalography; or departmental approval.
END-2940 END Directed Practice III
2 Credits
Clinical neurodiagnostic experience in a selected lab in a health care facility or physician office under direct supervision of an END technologist. Focus on overnight polysomnograms, long term EEG monitoring, or critical care units. Additionally, subject to experience in other END modalities studied in the curriculum, including but not limited to NCS testing, or intraoperative monitoring.
Lecture: 1 hour
Other Required Hours: Directed Practice: 112 hours at a Clinical Site per semester.
Prerequisite(s): END-2911 END Directed Practice II, END-2510 Principles of Polysomnography, and END-2402 Intraoperative Monitoring for END technologists; or departmental approval.
END-2990 Electroneurodiagnostic Capstone
1 Credit
Capstone course in Electroneurodiagnostic Technology. Assessment of one`s knowledge, experience and skills as electroneurodiagnostic technologist. Preparation and presentation of qualifications through written resume and portfolio. Guidelines and preparation for employment interview. Investigation into electroneurodiagnostic issues.
Lecture: 1 hours
Prerequisite(s): END-2922 END Directed Practice III, or END-2520 Intermediate Polysomonography I.