Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Neurology Report of the EAN SPN/ESNCH/ERcNsono Neuro-POCUS Working Group Point-of-Care-Ultraschall in der Neurologie Bericht der EAN SPN/ESNCH/ERcNsono Neuro-POCUS Arbeitsgruppe Authors Jurgita Valaikiene 1 , Felix Schlachetzki 2 , Elsa Azevedo 3 , Manfred Kaps 4 , Piergiorgio Lochner 5 , Aristeidis H. Katsanos 6 , Uwe Walter 7 , Claudio Baracchini 8 , Eva Bartels 9 , David Školoudík 10 Affiliations 1 Center of Neurology, Clinic of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania 2 Department of Neurology, Center for Vascular Neurology and Intensive Care, medbo Bezirksklinikum Regensburg, University of Regensburg, Germany 3 Department of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal 4 Neurology, Justus Liebig University Giessen Faculty of Medicine, Giessen, Germany 5 Department of Neurology, Saarland University Hospital and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Homburg, Germany 6 Division of Neurology, Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada 7 Department of Neurology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany 8 Stroke Unit and Neurosonology Laboratory, Padua University Hospital, Padova, Italy 9 Neurology, Center for Neurological Vascular Diagnostics, Munich, Germany 10 Center for Health Research, University of Ostrava Faculty of Medicine, Ostrava, Czech Republic Key words neurology, neurocritical care, stroke, point-of-care ultrasound, ultrasound received 27.06.2021 accepted 17.03.2022 published online 05.05.2022 Bibliography Ultraschall in Med 2022; 43: 354–366 DOI 10.1055/a-1816-8548 ISSN 0172-4614 © 2022. Thieme. All rights reserved. Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany Correspondence Prof. David Školoudík Center for Health Research University of Ostrava Faculty of Medicine, Syllabova 19, 70300 Ostrava, Czech Republic Tel.: +42/05 97 37 56 13 Fax: +42/05 97 37 56 04 skoloudik@hotmail.com Additional material is available at https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1816-8548 ABSTRACT In the last decade, ultrasound examination in neurology has been undergoing a significant expansion of its modalities. In parallel, there is an increasing demand for rapid and high- quality diagnostics in various acute diseases in the prehospital setting, the emergency room, intensive care unit, and during surgical or interventional procedures. Due to the growing need for rapid answers to clinical questions, there is particular demand for diagnostic ultrasound imaging. The Neuro- POCUS working group, a joint project by the European Academy of Neurology Scientific Panel Neurosonology, the European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemo- dynamics, and the European Reference Centers in Neuro- sonology (EAN SPN/ESNCH/ERcNsono Neuro-POCUS working group), was given the task of creating a concept for point-of- care ultrasound in neurology called “Neuro-POCUS”. We in- troduce here a new ultrasound examination concept called point-of-care ultrasound in neurology (Neuro-POCUS) de- signed to streamline conclusive imaging outside of the ultra- sound center, directly at the bedside. The aim of this study is to encourage neurologists to add quick and disease-oriented Neuro-POCUS to accompany the patient in the critical phase as an adjunct not a substitution for computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or standard comprehensive neurosonology examination. Another goal is to avoid unwan- ted complications during imaging-free periods, ultimately resulting in advantages for the patient. Guidelines & Recommendations 354 Valaikiene J et al. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in… Ultraschall in Med 2022; 43: 354–366 | © 2022. Thieme. All rights reserved. This document was downloaded for personal use only. Unauthorized distribution is strictly prohibited. Article published online: 2022-05-05