Does carotid endarterectomy lead to a decline in cognitive function or health related quality of life?

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 817-825

  Lloyd, Andrew J ^a,c   Hayes, Paul D ^b   London, Nicholas J M ^b   Bell, Peter R F ^b   Naylor, A Ross ^b  

^a MEDTAP International Inc   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDTAP International Inc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EMBOLISM; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 5444228132     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390490509420     Document Type: Article

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