Brain & nervous system

Our major neuroimaging research themes include: stroke, brain ageing & dementia, small vessel disease (SVD), multiple sclerosis (MS) & neuro-oncology / brain tumours, as well as other inflammatory & degenerative diseases which affect the brain.

Dementia

Dementia is the progressive loss of normal cognitive function, which can occur sporadically due to a genetic predisposition or in relation to chronic cerebrovascular disease.

Inflammatory arthropathies

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or simply lupus) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease, mostly affecting women, which is associated with an increased risk of stroke for reasons which are incompletely understood.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease associated with progressive loss of myelin, the natural insulator of nerves.

Oncology (neuro) / brain tumour

Neuroimaging is essential to brain tumour research: it enables non-invasive patient preparation prior to surgery, allowing treatment response monitoring & development of new treatments.

Small Vessel Disease (SVD)

Small vessel disease (SVD) of the brain relates to abnormalities of the tiny vessels known as arterioles, capillaries & venules & encompasses a range of neuroimaging, pathological, & associated clinical features.

Stroke

Stroke is a medical emergency that occurs after a sudden disruption of blood supply to the brain. In most cases this occurs due to blockage of an artery, but in some the cause of stroke is a brain haemorrhage.

Neuroimaging Sciences

Neuroimaging sciences at Edinburgh Imaging includes our facility at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE), Little France.

Relevant Edinburgh Imaging publications

This article was published on 25 Mar, 2021

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