Neurobehavioral effects of carotid endarterectomy.
OBJECTIVE
Nineteen patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (>70%) were subjected to carotid endarterectomy in a prospective study to evaluate neurobehavioral changes before and 6 months following the operation.


METHODS
All patients were subjected to neurobehavioral rating scale one week before and 6 months after the operation.


RESULTS
There were no significant changes in the 27 items of this scale before and 6 months following the operation. Some patients showed no difference at all in some items of this scale before and after operation such as suspiciousness excitement, speech and articulation using Mann-Whitney rank test, P values were (> 0.05) as regards to all items of neurobehavioral rating scale.


CONCLUSIONS
Uncomplicated carotid endarterectomy does not seem to be associated with significant long time neurobehavioral impairment following the operation.
Rabee
H M
HM
Division of Vascular Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. hmrabee@ksu.edu.sa
Saadani
M K
MK
Iqbal
K M
KM
Al-Salman
M M
MM
D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000209:etiology*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome