Medical versus surgical treatment of patients with cerebrovascular insufficiency. A retrospective comparative study.
Report on a series of patients suffering from cerebrovascular insufficiency caused by stenosis and/or occlusion of one or several major cerebral vessels. The patients were divided in two groups, one being medically treated with anticoagulants, the other operated on either a carotid artery thrombosis by thromboendarterectomy or occlusion treated with an extracranial-intracranial arterial bypass. Results after a follow-up period of 1-3 years are compared and discussed in view of the recent literature.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D002548:Cerebral Revascularization; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000925:Anticoagulants