Telemedicine in acute stroke: remote video-examination compared to simple telephone consultation.

Background: Telemedicine is increasingly being used in acute stroke care. Some of the first studies and network projects are already applying remote audiovisual communication for patient evaluation. Formerly the telephone was the method of choice to contact experts for case discussion.

[Transmucosal potential difference of the stomach wall in man and its relation to HCl secretion].

The measurement of the gastric transmucosal potential difference (PD) in healthy volunteers under endoscopic control revealed: 1. The local PD can be observed also in regions where oxyntic cells are rare or absent. 2.

[Stress-ulcer prevention with pirenzepine-a controlled study].

In polytraumatised or septic patients without adequate medical prophylaxis the incidence-rate of postoperative complications is very high. The incidence-rate of acute mucosal stress lesions is to be expected 100 per cent. The parenteral application of pirenzepine shows in comparison to placebo a clear protective effect measured as incidence-rate of stress lesion (p greater than 0,05) and occurrence of bleeding (p greater than 0,01).