2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EEGT 232 - EEG Procedures and Pathology 4

1 CR
This course familiarizes the EEG student with the skills needed to perform procedures on neonates and pediatric patients. The student will discuss the special considerations needed to work with neonates and pediatric patients. Topics will include EEG patterns specific to age group, physiological variables, and challenges of working in critical care departments.

Additional Information: Formal admission to the Neurodiagnostic Technologist Program required.
Requisites: Take EEGT 130 , EEGT 131 , EEGT 132 , EEGT 200 , EEGT 201 , EEGT 202 , and EEGT 220  with at least a grade of C.
Course Learning Outcomes:
  1. Identify normal awake and sleep patterns in children three months to eighteen years.
  2. Identify abnormal awake and sleep patterns in children three months to eighteen years.
  3. Discuss neurological disorders commonly found in neonates and pediatric patients.
  4. Describe the physiological variables among neonates and pediatric patients.
  5. Discuss protocols for performing EEGs in the critical care department.