diff --git a/monai/networks/blocks/mednext_block.py b/monai/networks/blocks/mednext_block.py
index 8d0f0433bd..d5420f92ed 100644
--- a/monai/networks/blocks/mednext_block.py
+++ b/monai/networks/blocks/mednext_block.py
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 all = ["MedNeXtBlock", "MedNeXtDownBlock", "MedNeXtUpBlock", "MedNeXtOutBlock"]
 
 
+def get_conv_layer(spatial_dim: int = 3, transpose: bool = False):
+    if spatial_dim == 2:
+        return nn.ConvTranspose2d if transpose else nn.Conv2d
+    else:  # spatial_dim == 3
+        return nn.ConvTranspose3d if transpose else nn.Conv3d
+
+
 class MedNeXtBlock(nn.Module):
 
     def __init__(
@@ -39,18 +46,9 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.do_res = use_residual_connection
 
-        assert dim in ["2d", "3d"]
         self.dim = dim
-        if self.dim == "2d":
-            conv = nn.Conv2d
-            normalized_shape = [in_channels, kernel_size, kernel_size]
-            grn_parameter_shape = (1, 1)
-        elif self.dim == "3d":
-            conv = nn.Conv3d
-            normalized_shape = [in_channels, kernel_size, kernel_size, kernel_size]
-            grn_parameter_shape = (1, 1, 1)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("dim must be either '2d' or '3d'")
+        conv = get_conv_layer(spatial_dim=2 if dim == "2d" else 3)
+        grn_parameter_shape = (1,) * (2 if dim == "2d" else 3)
         # First convolution layer with DepthWise Convolutions
         self.conv1 = conv(
             in_channels=in_channels,
@@ -63,9 +61,11 @@ def __init__(
 
         # Normalization Layer. GroupNorm is used by default.
         if norm_type == "group":
-            self.norm = nn.GroupNorm(num_groups=in_channels, num_channels=in_channels)
+            self.norm = nn.GroupNorm(num_groups=in_channels, num_channels=in_channels)  # type: ignore
         elif norm_type == "layer":
-            self.norm = nn.LayerNorm(normalized_shape=normalized_shape)
+            self.norm = nn.LayerNorm(
+                normalized_shape=[in_channels] + [kernel_size] * (2 if dim == "2d" else 3)  # type: ignore
+            )
         # Second convolution (Expansion) layer with Conv3D 1x1x1
         self.conv2 = conv(
             in_channels=in_channels, out_channels=expansion_ratio * in_channels, kernel_size=1, stride=1, padding=0
@@ -131,10 +131,7 @@ def __init__(
             grn=grn,
         )
 
-        if dim == "2d":
-            conv = nn.Conv2d
-        else:
-            conv = nn.Conv3d
+        conv = get_conv_layer(spatial_dim=2 if dim == "2d" else 3)
         self.resample_do_res = use_residual_connection
         if use_residual_connection:
             self.res_conv = conv(in_channels=in_channels, out_channels=out_channels, kernel_size=1, stride=2)
@@ -186,10 +183,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.resample_do_res = use_residual_connection
 
         self.dim = dim
-        if dim == "2d":
-            conv = nn.ConvTranspose2d
-        else:
-            conv = nn.ConvTranspose3d
+        conv = get_conv_layer(spatial_dim=2 if dim == "2d" else 3, transpose=True)
         if use_residual_connection:
             self.res_conv = conv(in_channels=in_channels, out_channels=out_channels, kernel_size=1, stride=2)
 
@@ -228,10 +222,7 @@ class MedNeXtOutBlock(nn.Module):
     def __init__(self, in_channels, n_classes, dim):
         super().__init__()
 
-        if dim == "2d":
-            conv = nn.ConvTranspose2d
-        else:
-            conv = nn.ConvTranspose3d
+        conv = get_conv_layer(spatial_dim=2 if dim == "2d" else 3, transpose=True)
         self.conv_out = conv(in_channels, n_classes, kernel_size=1)
 
     def forward(self, x):
diff --git a/monai/networks/nets/mednext.py b/monai/networks/nets/mednext.py
index 4de4b7b442..bb1d6b534c 100644
--- a/monai/networks/nets/mednext.py
+++ b/monai/networks/nets/mednext.py
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ def __init__(
         init_filters: int = 32,
         in_channels: int = 1,
         out_channels: int = 2,
-        encoder_expansion_ratio: int = 2,
-        decoder_expansion_ratio: int = 2,
+        encoder_expansion_ratio: Sequence[int] | int = 2,
+        decoder_expansion_ratio: Sequence[int] | int = 2,
         bottleneck_expansion_ratio: int = 2,
         kernel_size: int = 7,
         deep_supervision: bool = False,
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def __init__(
             out_blocks.reverse()
             self.out_blocks = nn.ModuleList(out_blocks)
 
-    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor | list[torch.Tensor]:
+    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor | Sequence[torch.Tensor]:
         """
         Forward pass of the MedNeXt model.
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor | list[torch.Tensor]:
             x (torch.Tensor): Input tensor.
 
         Returns:
-            torch.Tensor or list[torch.Tensor]: Output tensor(s).
+            torch.Tensor or Sequence[torch.Tensor]: Output tensor(s).
         """
         # Apply stem convolution
         x = self.stem(x)
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ def create_mednext(
             blocks_down=(2, 2, 2, 2),
             blocks_bottleneck=2,
             blocks_up=(2, 2, 2, 2),
-            **common_args,
+            **common_args,  # type: ignore
         )
     elif variant.upper() == "B":
         return MedNeXt(
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def create_mednext(
             blocks_down=(2, 2, 2, 2),
             blocks_bottleneck=2,
             blocks_up=(2, 2, 2, 2),
-            **common_args,
+            **common_args,  # type: ignore
         )
     elif variant.upper() == "M":
         return MedNeXt(
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def create_mednext(
             blocks_down=(3, 4, 4, 4),
             blocks_bottleneck=4,
             blocks_up=(4, 4, 4, 3),
-            **common_args,
+            **common_args,  # type: ignore
         )
     elif variant.upper() == "L":
         return MedNeXt(
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def create_mednext(
             blocks_down=(3, 4, 8, 8),
             blocks_bottleneck=8,
             blocks_up=(8, 8, 4, 3),
-            **common_args,
+            **common_args,  # type: ignore
         )
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Invalid MedNeXt variant: {variant}")
diff --git a/tests/test_mednext.py b/tests/test_mednext.py
index 4dca898f4a..b4ba4f9939 100644
--- a/tests/test_mednext.py
+++ b/tests/test_mednext.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     for spatial_dims in range(2, 4):
         for out_channels in [1, 2]:
             test_case = [
-                model,
+                model,  # type: ignore
                 {"spatial_dims": spatial_dims, "in_channels": 1, "out_channels": out_channels},
                 (2, 1, *([16] * spatial_dims)),
                 (2, out_channels, *([16] * spatial_dims)),