title: [Doppler duplex ultrasound applications in cerebrovascular diseases].
abstract: Cerebrovascular diseases are still common cause of patient mortality and disability. New methods of treatment and prevention are still searched for. Ultrasound examinations of extra- and intracranial arteries allow stroke course monitoring, evaluation of treatment and prevention of new cases. This article is a review of ultrasound techniques and their clinical applications, referred to factors involved in stroke prevalence, clinical management of and possibilities of prevention.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Neurologii w Zabrzu, Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wawrzyńczyk
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pierzchała
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex / Q000379:methods*