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ABC of arterial and venous disease. Secondary prevention of transient ischaemic attack and stroke [PDF]
, 2000 No abstract ...
Bath, P.M.W., Lees, K.R., Naylor, A.R.
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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2007 Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is performed to prevent embolic stroke in patients with atheromatous disease at the carotid bifurcation. There is now substantial evidence to support early operation in symptomatic patients, ideally within 2 weeks of the last neurological symptoms.
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Scientific Reports, 2018 The aim of the study presented here was to evaluate retinal and optic nerve head (ONH) perfusion in patients with severe asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (CAS) compared with healthy controls and to analyze the impact of carotid endarterectomy using ...
L. Lahme +8 more
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Seminars in Neurology, 1998 Carotid endarterectomy is an established surgical procedure to prevent stroke. The indications, preoperative evaluation, surgical timing, technical details, complications, and special circumstances for the use of this operation are reviewed. Future developments in the surgical reconstruction of the extracranial carotid artery are also discussed.
P N, Riggs, J A, DeWeese
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Cognitive function and carotid stenosis: review of the literature
Dementia & NeuropsychologiaStroke is a known cause of cognitive impairment but the relationship between asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and cognitive function is not clear.
Aurélio Pimenta Dutra
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EARLY RESULTS OF CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY WITH LOCAL ANESTHESIA
İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2021 Objective: The gold standard treatment of carotid artery stenosis is performed with open surgical methods with carotid endarterectomy. Surgical treatment can be performed under general anesthesia or regional cervical block, locoregional combined ...
Orçun Ünal
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CT attenuation analysis of carotid intraplaque hemorrhage [PDF]
, 2018 Background and Purpose: Intraplaque hemorrhage is considered a leading parameter of carotid plaque vulnerability. Our purpose was to assess the CT characteristics of intraplaque hemorrhage with histopathologic correlation to identify features that allow ...
Bassareo, P. P. +8 more
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Volumetric analysis of carotid plaque components and cerebral microbleeds: a correlative study [PDF]
, 2017 PURPOSE: The purpose of this work was to explore the association between carotid plaque volume (total and the subcomponents) and cerebral microbleeds (CMBs).
Anzidei, Michele +8 more
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Is there an association between leukoaraiosis volume and diabetes? [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives: The relation between white matter loss (WML) and diabetes is still debated. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between typical WML— and diabetesrelated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in a cohort of patients ...
Catalano, Carlo +6 more
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Can Emergency Physicians Perform Carotid Artery Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Detect Stenosis in Patients with TIA and Stroke? A Pilot Study [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Patients with severe, symptomatic carotid stenosis can have their subsequent stroke risk reduced by surgical intervention if performed soon after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke.
Nemnom, Marie-Joe +5 more
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