Scientific Programme
Day 1
10.00 – 12.30 Thomas Feiner, Dr. Christoph Garner
- Technical foundations of EEG (Thomas Feiner)
- Neurological Hotspots. Interactive presented insights into the treatment of Epilepsy, Migraines, Vertigo, Cognitive Impairment. (Dr. Christoph Garner, will answer questions and give information from 30 clinical years experience as a Neurologist.)
14.00-16.00 Prof. Giuseppe A. Chiarenza
- Bioelectrical origin of the electroencephalogram. The brain generators of the EEG.
- The recording chain: the source, the sensors, the amplifiers, the filters, the common-mode rejection ratio.
- The analog-digital conversion.
- Signal acquisition: the international 10-20 system standard measurement. The montage options and their characteristics.
- EEG terminology and common patterns in the EEG.
16.30-18.30 Ruben Perez Elvira
- Recognition and correction of non-cerebral signals. Artifacts: external electrical interference, electrode artefacts, and cables, patient artifacts.
- The Quantitative EEG (QEEG). the Nyquist principle, digital filters, QEEG parameters, neurometric, and z score maps.
- The EEG forward and inverse the problem, source localization methods.
- QEEG databases.
- Aseptic techniques: client and trainer hygiene, equipment sterilization, cross-contamination.
Day 2
10.00 – 12.30 Thomas Feiner, Dr. Christoph Garner
- Clinical QEEG-Report-Writing to fit a Neurologists needs (Thomas Feiner)
- Clinical Q (5-Channel EEG-Assessment using Swingle-Database.
- Demonstration of clinical EEG Case Studies (Dr. Christoph Garner, Neurologist)
14.00-16.00 Prof. Giuseppe A. Chiarenza
- Neurotransmitters.
- The effect of psychotropic drugs on QEEG.
- QEEG phenotypes of neurobehavioural disorders
- Psycho-pharmaco-EEG: The use of EEG quantified as a guide to psychopharmacological treatment
16.30-18.30 Ruben Perez Elvira
- QEEG Profiles: The characteristic patterns of EEG in Anxiety, Depression, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Traumatic brain Injury, Ictus, Alzheimer, ADHD, Learning disabilities, Autism, Migraine.
Day 3
10.00 – 12.30 Thomas Feiner, Dr. Christoph Garner
- Demonstration of Event-Related Potentials (Dr. Christoph Garner)
- Presentation of Event-Related Imaging utilizing Capito and sLoreta Projection (Thomas Feiner)
14.00-16.00 Prof. Giuseppe A. Chiarenza
- Definition of Sensory Evoked potentials, Event-Related Potential (N100, P200, P300, CNV).
- Movement-Related potentials.
- Clinical application of ERPs in neurodevelopmental disorders.
16.30-18.30 Ruben Perez Elvira
- General Principles of neurofeedback: neuroplasticity, neural homeostasis, long term potentiation, long term depression.
The QEEG is a diagnostic tool that measures electrical activity in the form of brain wave patterns. It is sometimes referred to as “brain mapping.” It can reveal brain wave patterns that are associated with impulsivity, cognitive inflexibility, anxiety, and other symptoms.
QEEG is more sensitive than routine EEG for detecting cerebral hemispheric abnormalities related to cerebrovascular disease. EEG, whether quantified or routine, can detect abnormalities, in an inexpensive, noninvasive, reproducible, and sensitive way.
Event-related potentials (ERPs) are recordings of the electric field and open a window onto actually hidden steps of the brain's information processing. They represent promising tools for exploring the biological basis of functioning in many neurological and psychiatric disorders.
