Neurohospitalist Core Competencies.

The Neurohospitalist Core Competencies comprise a set of competency-based learning objectives that encapsulate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of neurohospitalitists who specialize in the care of hospitalized patients with neurologic conditions. These competencies serve to characterize the rapidly expanding field of neurohospitalist medicine. The 27 chapters are divided into 3 sections entitled: neurological conditions, clinical interventions and interpretation of ancillary studies, and neurohospitalist role in the healthcare system.

Differences in Interfacility Transfer from Emergency Department and Inpatient Services for Inpatient Neurologic Care.

Introduction: Interhospital transfer is an important mechanism for improving access to specialized neurologic care but there are large gaps in our understanding of interhospital transfer for the management of non-stroke-related neurologic disease.

Methods: This observational study included consecutive patients admitted to an adult academic general neurology service via interhospital transfer from July 1, 2015 to July 1, 2017. Characteristics of the referring hospital and transferred patients were obtained through the American Hospital Association Directory, a hospital transfer database maintained by the accepting hospital, and the electronic medical record.

Characteristics, Complications, and Outcomes of Critical Illness in Patients with Parkinson Disease.

Background: Adults with Parkinson disease (PD) are hospitalized at higher rates than age-matched controls, and these hospitalizations are associated with significant morbidity. However, little is known about the consequences of critical illness requiring intensive care unit (ICU)-level care in patients with PD. The aim of this study was to define the characteristics and outcomes of adults with PD admitted to the ICU.

Shear-wave elastographic imaging in choroidal melanomas: clinical and hemodynamic correlations.

Purpose: This study evaluated the role of shear wave elastography imaging (SWEΙ) in uveal melanomas and the associations between SWEI and clinical and hemodynamic findings.

Study Design: Prospective, clinical study METHODS: Twelve patients with uveal melanomas, scheduled to undergo Ru-106 brachytherapy, were prospectively recruited from the Department of Ophthalmology of the University Hospital of Heraklion (September-December 2022). B-mode, hemodynamic and SWEI ultrasonography examinations were performed with the HiScan (OPTIKON 2000) and the LOGIQ E9 (GE Healthcare) sonographic systems, respectively.