About the Special Issue

This special issue will present advanced methods for evaluating structural, biochemical, or electrical abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord, or other nerves leading to a range of symptoms characteristic of various neurological disorders.

Functional and molecular tomography of the brain using CT, MRI and optical methods is of great importance in terms of multimodal study of a number of neurological disorders. The combination of these approaches with various probes and nanostructures opens up new possibilities for the development of theranostics paradigm in the treatment of pathologies of the brain and other neurological tissues. The in vivo use of biocompatible cranial implants, combined with optical clearing/molecular contrast techniques, optogenetic approaches, functional multimodal imaging and laser brain stimulation methods all require further development.

The topics of interest for this special issue are:

• Novelties and advances in instrumentation, including CT scanning, MRI, electroencephalogram (EEG), electrodiagnostic tests: electromyography (EMG), nerve conduction velocity (NCV), positron emission tomography (PET), optical imaging, angiography and lymphography.

• Novelties and advances in neurological diseases diagnostics, monitoring and treatment, including brain tumors, stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), cerebral aneurysm, epilepsy and seizures, acute spinal cord injury, ataxia, brain hematomas, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, Parkinson's disease, headaches, Bell's palsy.

Keywords: imaging of neurological tissues (CT, MRI, PET, US, optical); multimodal brain research (CT, MRI, PET, US, optical, EEG, EMG, NCV); neurological disorders; structural, biochemical, and electrical abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves; blood oxygen saturation; cerebral fluid dynamics; blood-brain barrier; PDT; phototherapy; gliomas; hemorrhagic stroke; Alzheimer’s disease; Parkinson's disease