The Bulgarian Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics


profTitianova1Bulgarian Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (BSNCH) is founded in 2005 as a non-profitable organization, registered in Sofia. The Society is run in accordance with constitution, approved by the General Assembly. Its global aim is to perform a continuous education in the field of neurosonology in accordance with international criteria and ethics by organizing teaching courses and scientific meetings, editing educational materials, journals and books, establishing collaboration with similar international organizations, creating a website, elaborating a network of neurosonological laboratories in Bulgaria, giving practical aid of the members of the Society, etc. At presence, the Society has more than 150 active members, increasing every year. It has a central office in Sofia and two regional branches for the North and the South of the country.

Bulgarian Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics organizes annual meetings with international participation of famous lecturers on hot topics. It was the organizer and host of the 16th World Meeting of the NSRG of the World Federation of Neurology (2013), two regional training courses in Neurology of the European Academy of Neurology (2014, 2017) and one international seminar “Ultrasound Technologies – Challenges Before Young Doctors”, financed by the “Youth in Action” program of the European Commission “(Project № BG13/A3.1.2/ 225/R2 – 15–20 October 2013, Sofia).

The Society is editing and publishing the periodic bi-lingual (English-Bulgarian) scientific Journal “Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics”. The International Advisory Board provides the quality control of the scientific papers and recommends the editorial articles. The Journal is included in Web of Science and Emerging Sources Citation Index. It is a part of the Internet Platform Scholar One – a system for international distribution, indexing and editing of articles. It is accredited with 5 credits, category “D” by the Bulgarian Medical Association.

Past, present and future of the Society are announced on-line in the website www.neurosonology-bg.com. It gives the members an opportunity for network communication and continuous information concerning national and international news in neurosonology.