Neurosonografie in der neurologischen Notfall- und Intensivmedizin: Grundlagen, vaskuläre Schlaganfalldiagnostik und Monitoring – Teil 1

Lernziele

1. Grundlagen der B-Bild-Sonografie, der Duplex-Sonografie und von Ultraschallkontrastmitteln in der Anwendung für die neurologische Notfall- und Intensivmedizin.

2. Vaskuläre Diagnostik beim akuten Schlaganfall.

3. Monitoring von Schlaganfallpatienten bei/nach Schlaganfall (spezifische Therapie einschließlich Thrombolyse, mechanischer Thrombektomie, Detektion von Mikroembolien und Detektion sowie Monitoring von Vasospasmen).

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