Neurobehavioral effects of carotid endarterectomy.

Neurosciences (Riyadh)

Vascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery (37), King Khalid University Hospital, PO Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (1) 467 1589, Fax. +966 (1) 467 9493, Email:

Published: July 2001

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.

Conclusion: Uncomplicated carotid endarterectomy does not seem to be associated with significant long time neurobehavioral impairment following the operation.

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