RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Neurobehavioral effects of carotid endarterectomy
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 433
OP 437
VO 22
IS 5
A1 Rabee, Hussein M.
A1 Saadani, Mustafa K.
A1 Iqbal, Kaisor M.
A1 Al-Salman, Mussaad M.
YR 2001
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/22/5/433.abstract
AB 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.