학술논문

Carotid endarterectomy protects elderly patients from cognitive decline: A prospective study
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Surgery. Jan 01, 2012 151(1):99-106
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0039-6060
Abstract
BACKGROUND: METHODS: RESULTS: At T0, group A revealed significant cognitive impairments in both mean test scores by comparison with group H (P = .005 and P < .01, respectively), whereas there were no significant differences between groups A and B, or between groups B and H. Postoperatively, symptomatic patients had significant improvements in their mean cognitive performance scores in both tests (P < .01 and P < .01, respectively), whereas there were no changes in the asymptomatic and control patientsʼ scores. No significant differences emerged for the MMSE scores in the 3 groups, whereas there was a marginally significant difference in the MoCA scores between groups A and H (P = .08), but not for A versus B or B versus H when clinically significant scores were considered. CONCLUSION