Aharon-Peretz J, Tomer R, Gabrieli I, Aharonov D, Nitecki S, Hoffman A. Cognitive performance following endarterectomy in asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis.
Eur J Neurol 2003;
10:525-8. [PMID:
12940834 DOI:
10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00633.x]
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Abstract
Cognition and the effects of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) were evaluated in 22 non-demented subjects with vascular risk factors (VRF) and asymptomatic severe carotid artery stenosis (ASCAS), 14 volunteers with VRF but without stenosis, and 24 healthy controls (HC) without VRF. Non-demented subjects with VRF, with or without carotid stenosis scored inferior to HC. It is concluded that carotid stenosis is not a primary cause of cognitive deterioration and CEA does not improve cognition in patients with ASCAS.
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