Intellectual and personality changes associated with carotid endarterectomy.
Eleven patients with at least 40-50% carotid artery stenosis were given intelligence and personality tests just prior to and 6 weeks after carotid endarterectomy, a surgical procedure designed to remove arteriosclerotic blockage. When compared with 8 control patients, endarterectomy patients showed increases in Perceptual-Organization IQ, decreases in time to complete a perceptual motor task, and significant reductions in suspicion, confusion, disorientation, and other personality symptoms generally associated with senility.
D000368:Aged; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills; D010465:Perception; D010551:Personality; D011788:Quality of Life