COURSE UNIT TITLE

: VESTIBULAR SYSTEM DISORDERS AND VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KBB 6037 VESTIBULAR SYSTEM DISORDERS AND VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Audiology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÜNAY KIRKIM

Offered to

Audiology

Course Objective

Acquire the knowledge and ability to perform and interpret laboratory and functional vestibular tests and be able to plan and perform vestibular rehabilitation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to evaluate the vestibular system using laboratory vestibular tests.
2   To be able to evaluate the vestibular system using functional vestibular (balance) tests.
3   To be able to evaluate patients including via case history interview.
4   To be able to interpret laboratory and functional vestibular tests.
5   To be able to perform gate assessment using special methods.
6   To be able to interpret daily activities and handicaps in patient s with vestibular pathology.
7   To be able to plan, perform and assess the vestibular rehabilitation program.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Normal Vestibular System
2 Vestibular Adaptation
3 Role of the Vestibular System in Postural Control
4 Postural Abnormalities in Vestibular Disorders
5 Vestibular Compensation: Clinical Changes in Vestibular Function with Time after Unilateral Vestibular Loss
6 Vestibular System Disorders, Medical Assessment and Vestibular Function Tests
7 History and Clinical Examination
8 Disability in Vestibular Disorders
9 Interventions for the Patient with Vestibular Hypofunction
10 Assessment and Interventions for the Patient with complete Vestibular Loss
11 Management of the Pediatric Patient with Vestibular Hypofunction
12 Management of the Elderly Person with Vestibular Hypofunction
13 Assessment and Management of Disorders Affecting Central Vestibular Pathways
14 Physical Therapy Management of Benign Positional Vertigo

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Textbook of Audiological Medicine: Clinical Aspects of Hearing and Balance. Linda M. Luxon, Joseph M. Furman, Alessandro Martini, S. Dafydd G. Stephens.Informa Health Care 2003

2) Audiology Treatment. Michael Valente, Holly Hosford-Dunn, Ross J. Roeser Thieme 2000

3) Postür, Denge ve Yürüme Bozuklukları. Yakup Sarıca, Türk Nöroloji Derneği Yürüme ve Denge Bozuklukları Çalışma Grubu Yayınları 2008

4) Vertigo And Dizziness common Complaints. Thomas Brandt Marianne Dieterich Michael Strupp Springer-Verlag London Limited 2005

5) Vestibular Rehabilitation, Susan J. Herdman, F. A. Davis Company, 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations and clinical practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Tutorials 10 2 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 4 60
Preparation for midterm exam 2 2 4
Preparation for final exam 2 2 4
Preparing assignments 5 5 25
Preparing presentations 5 5 25
Reading 10 5 50
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 223

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.1554
LO.2554
LO.3555
LO.4554
LO.5554
LO.6554
LO.7554

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