title: Commentary on "Leukoaraiosis predicts the need for intraoperative shunt placement during carotid endarterectomy".
authors: Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV 25304, USA. ali.aburahma@camc.org
authors: Ali F
authors: AF
authors: AbuRahma
mesh_terms: D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003250:Constriction; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D049292:Leukoaraiosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010477:Perfusion; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome