Implementation of a protocol for direct stroke patient transfer and mobilization of a stroke team to reduce times to reperfusion.

Objectives: The timing of treatment is a key prognostic factor in stroke. Our hospital implemented a rapid-action time-to-intervention protocol to optimize reperfusion times. The protocol consisted of direct transfer of stroke-code patients to the scanner or angiosuite and mobilization of the stroke team.

[Usefulness of transcranial sonography in Parkinson's disease. A comparative study using 123I-FP-CIT SPECT].

Background And Objective: An increased echogenicity of the substantia nigra in patients with Parkinson's disease has been demonstrated by brain parenchyma sonography (BPS). BPS is a new and non-invasive technique that allows imaging of the brain in 2-dimensional axial slices. Changes in echogenicity can be displayed using ultrasounds.