CXCL11 is involved in leucocyte recruitment to the central nervous system in neuroborreliosis.

We investigated the role of the CXCR3 chemokine CXCL11 (I-TAC) for leukocyte recruitment to the CSF in neuroborreliosis (NB). CXCL11 levels in the CSF of 17 patients with acute NB were elevated compared with 20 non-inflammatory controls (100.1 vs.

Functional imaging in the assessment of capability for recovery after stroke.

After an ischaemic lesion preserved components of a functional network are utilized for recovery from neurological defects. The hierarchy of the individual parts within the damaged network, however, determines the quality of the outcome. This could be clearly demonstrated for the complex network of language ability, for which the left temporal region plays an integrative role: only if the left temporal regions are morphologically preserved and can be reactivated in imaging studies of speech performance was the outcome of poststroke aphasia satisfying.