Testing the laterality hypothesis after left or right carotid endarterectomy: No ipsilateral effects on neuropsychological functioning

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 505-513

  Bossema, Ercolie ^a   Brand, Nico ^b   Moll, Frans ^b   Ackerstaff, Rob ^b   Van Doornen, Lorenz ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34250375955     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390600800988     Document Type: Article

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