The manuscript describes the usefulness of new imaging techniques for the evaluation defined neurological diseases and their pathophysiological and prognostic value. Firstly, we analyzed the impact of C-reactive protein (CRP) and early carotid atherosclerosis and progression, as well as the role of CRP and outcome after acute ischemic stroke. Moreover we observed an improvement of cerebral vasoreactivity after statin administration using transcranial doppler sonography. Additionally we observed that patients with transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke could be differentiated in the acute stages using diffusion weighted imaging. The main important findings were described concerning the pathophysiology of the transient global amnesia (TGA). We detected - for the first time - an increased prevalence of insufficient jugular vein valves in TGA patients. Based on recent studies concerning TGA as well as new imaging and clinical findings in these patients we described a new pathophysiological model of this disease.
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The manuscript describes the usefulness of new imaging techniques for the evaluation defined neurological diseases and their pathophysiological and prognostic value. Firstly, we analyzed the impact of C-reactive protein (CRP) and early carotid atherosclerosis and progression, as well as the role of CRP and outcome after acute ischemic stroke. Moreover we observed an improvement of cerebral vasoreactivity after statin administration using transcranial doppler sonography. Additionally we observed...
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