Regarding MAP2 and NF-L, a non-significant increase in the NF-L signal was seen at the medial part of the border zone, whereas toward the ischemia-affected region, a reduction in both signals was observed (p-values ranging from 0.014 to 0.027), which was also evident for the ischemic subcortex (p = 0.014; p = 0.024). Here, MAP2 is linked to ischemia.