TY - JOUR T1 - Neurobehavioral effects of carotid endarterectomy JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 433 LP - 437 VL - 22 IS - 5 AU - Hussein M. Rabee AU - Mustafa K. Saadani AU - Kaisor M. Iqbal AU - Mussaad M. Al-Salman Y1 - 2001/05/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/22/5/433.abstract N2 - OBJECTIVE: Nineteen patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (>70%) were subjected to carotid endarterectomy in a prospective study to evaluate neurobehavioral changes before and 6 months following the operation.METHODS: All patients were subjected to neurobehavioral rating scale one week before and 6 months after the operation.RESULTS: There were no significant changes in the 27 items of this scale before and 6 months following the operation. Some patients showed no difference at all in some items of this scale before and after operation such as suspiciousness excitement, speech and articulation using Mann-Whitney rank test, P values were (> 0.05) as regards to all items of neurobehavioral rating scale.CONCLUSION: Uncomplicated carotid endarterectomy does not seem to be associated with significant long time neurobehavioral impairment following the operation. ER -