Cognitive performance in asymptomatic patients with advanced carotid disease

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 145-151

  Popovic, Irena Martinic ^a   Lovrencic Huzjan, Arijana ^a   Simundic, Ana Maria ^a   Popovic, Alek ^a   Seric, Vesna ^a   Demarin, Vida ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

asymptomatic carotid disease; Cognitive impairment; Montreal cognitive assessment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ORIENTATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80053389763     PISSN: 15433633     EISSN: 15370887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNN.0b013e3182313020     Document Type: Article

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