title: Regarding "Can carotid endarterectomy improve metabolic status in patients with asymptomatic internal carotid artery flow lesion? Studies with localized in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy".
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 68198-3280, USA. tlynch@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Iraklis I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Pipinos
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Boska
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D020521:Stroke / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000517:prevention & control*