Improvement in executive function after unilateral carotid artery stenting for severe asymptomatic stenosis: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 179-184

  Mendiz, Oscar A ^a   Sposato, Luciano A ^a,b,c   Fabbro, Nicolás ^a   Lev, Gustavo A ^a   Calle, Analía ^a   Valdivieso, León R ^a   Fava, Carlo S M ^a   Klein, Francisco R ^a   Torralva, Teresa ^a,b   Gleichgerrcht, Ezequiel ^a,b   Manes, Facundo ^a,b  

^a FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

^b INECO   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Angioplasty and stenting; Carotid stenosis; Cognition; Executive function; Stroke; Treatment; Vascular disorders

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RESPONSE TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855356032     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.9.JNS11532     Document Type: Article

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