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Neuromodulation techniques II
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Neuromodulation Tech II
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Academic year 2024/2025
- Course ID
- NEU0287B
- Teacher
- Michele Maria R. Lanotte (Lecturer)
- Year
- 2nd year
- Teaching period
- First semester
- Type
- Related or integrative
- Credits/Recognition
- 1
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- MED/27 - neurosurgery
- Delivery
- Formal authority
- Language
- English
- Attendance
- Optional
- Type of examination
- Oral
- Type of learning unit
- modulo
- Modular course
- Neuromodulation techniques (NEU0287)
- Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of Central Nervous System and Neurology.
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
The Course aims to provide students with knowledge about the main surgical neuromodulation techniques (both electric and chemical).
Indications for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS), Intrathecal Drug Delivery (IDD) will be discussed along with the clinical outcome.
Particular attention will be paid to the future technological developments of the surgical devices.
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Results of learning outcomes
At the end of the Course students will be able to know the principal electric and chemical techniques to modulate the Nervous System and their clinical indications and outcomes.
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Program
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) : indications, surgical technique, clinical results
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) : indications, surgical technique, clinical results
- Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) : indications, surgical technique, clinical results
- Intrathecal Drug Delivery (IDD) : indications, surgical technique, clinical results
- Future developments of invasive neuromodulation techniques
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Course delivery
The course is delivered through lectures for a total of 8 hours and the lessons will take place in presence.
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Learning assessment methods
The final exam will consist of an oral examination. The discussion will focused on the contents of the course program.
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Support activities
Not available
Suggested readings and bibliography
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- Book
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- Functional Neurosurgery and Neuromodulation
- Year of publication:
- 2019
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Author:
- K.J. Burchiel - A.M. Raslan
- ISBN
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- No
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- Book
- Title:
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Year of publication:
- 2019
- Publisher:
- Thieme
- Author:
- W.S. Anderson
- ISBN
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- No
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