CT and MRI are the main imaging techniques used for diagnosis and follow-up of neurological disorders. These techniques are complementary but differ from each other by availability and accessibility, and the radiation effect of the first one, let alone the cost. Writing a state of the art regarding this topic means to highlight the interest of each technique in emergency imaging as well as in the late assessment. The applications of both techniques are discussed according to the context and in addition, the current development and future perspectives are mentioned.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe