Department of Clinical Neurophysiology

About Department of Clinical Neurophysiology

The department of Clinical Neurophysiology is internationally acclaimed for its highly specialised diagnostic services and comprehensive research and clinical development activities. 

The department is particularly renowned for the development and use of quantitative EMG and nerve conduction studies with near-nerve needle technique in the examination of patients with neuromuscular disorders. In addition, state-of-the-art facilities are used for the diagnosis of patients with CNS disorders, including epilepsy (EEG, MEG) and sleep disorders (PSG, MSLT).

Research is strongly integrated in our clinical practice. Focusing on improving the diagnosis of patients with diseases of the central and peripheral nerve systems as well as obtaining new pathophysiological knowledge, a wide range of different approaches are applied.

The department has a close collaboration with other Danish and European neurophysiological departments in research and quality development projects. In addition several doctors of foreign nationalities work in the clinic or conduct research at the department. 

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Research Focus

  • Electrodiagnosis and Pathophysiology
    • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    • Polyneuropathy
    • Other neuromuscular disorders
  • Epilepsy
    • Source localisation
    • Seizure detection
    • Quantitative analysis of surface EMG
    • Heart rate variability (HRV)
  • Guidelines and quality development
    • ESTEEM (European multicentre Telematic tool to Evaluate Electrodiagnostic Methods)
    • SCORE (Standardised Computer-based Organised Reporting)
  • Ultrasound of nerves and muscles
  • Muscle pain and neuropathic pain
  • Spinal cord lesion
  • Sleep disorders

Techniques/Infrastructure

  • Quantitative electromyography (EMG)
    • Motor unit potential analysis
    • Single fibre EMG
    • Motor unit estimation (MUNE)
    • EMG guided Botulinum toxin treatment in dystonia
  •  Nerve conduction studies
    • Near-nerve needle technique
    • Threshold tracking
  •  Evoked potentials (EP)
    • MEP, SEP, VEP
    • Triple stimulation technique
    • LEPs (Laser evoked potentials)
  •  Multicentre web databases
    • EMG and nerve conduction studies (ESTEEM9
    • EEG (Score)
  • Electroencephalography (EEG) including 24 hour video-EEG monitoring
  • Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
  • Ultrasonography
  • Intraoperative monitoring (IOM)
  • Electrocorticography (ECoG) during epilepsy surgery
  • Polysomnography (PSG) and multiple sleep latency test (MSLT)
  • Electroretinography (ERG) and electrooculography (EOG)
  • Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)
  • Heart rate variability (HRV)
  • Tilt table

Contact

Peter Orm Hansen
Head Consultant, MD, Phd
E-mail: peter.orm.hansen@aarhus.rm.dk
Phone: +45 7846 3100

Anders Fuglsang-Frederiksen
Professor, Department Chair
E-mail: andefugl@rm.dk
Phone: +45 7846 3318

Sándor Beniczky
Associate Professor, MD, PhD
E-mail: sbz@filadelfia.dk

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