Neurological picture. Identifying aortic plaque inflammation as a potential cause of stroke

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2008 Feb;79(2):236. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.123232.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aorta, Thoracic / pathology
  • Aortitis / complications*
  • Aortitis / diagnosis
  • Atherosclerosis / complications*
  • Atherosclerosis / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dysarthria / etiology
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Hemiplegia / etiology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Embolism / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Embolism / etiology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18