Publications by authors named "Guido Di Giambattista"
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- White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are linked to an increased risk of strokes and may contribute to brain microembolism during carotid artery stenting (CAS).
- In a study of 47 patients with severe internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis, those with existing WMH damage had a higher likelihood of developing new diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesions post-procedure.
- Specifically, patients treated on the left ICA and those with a WMH volume over 5.25 cm³ had a significantly greater risk of experiencing new DWI lesions, suggesting the need for careful monitoring in these patients during CAS.
The effect of carotid artery stenting (CAS) on cognitive function is still debated. Cerebral microembolism, detectable by post-procedural diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesions, has been suggested to predispose to cognitive decline. Our study aimed at evaluating the effect of CAS on cognitive profile focusing on the potential role of cerebral microembolic lesions, taking into consideration the impact of factors potentially influencing cognitive status (demographic features, vascular risk profile, neuropsychological evaluation at baseline and magnetic resonance (MR) markers of brain structural damage).
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