Is carotid plaque inflammation associated with cerebral microembolism in patients with recent transient ischemic attack or stroke : a pilot study?
In this sample of recently symptomatic patients with carotid stenosis, an association was found between in vivo measures of plaque inflammation detected by FDG PET and the presence of transcranial Doppler MES. These findings strengthen the notion that embolic events distal to carotid stenoses are related to plaque inflammation, and FDG PET may be useful in the investigation of culprit carotid lesions.
In patients with SCI, the degree of neurologic impairment, and not the level of injury, is associated with PTH suppression and markers of metabolic stress.