This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Reply to article  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Citing articles on Web of Science (50)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Mark P. Kelly, PhD; David C. Garron, PhD; Hushang Javid, MD, PhD

Arch Neurol. 1980;37(12):743-748.

Abstract
• Thirty-five carotid endarterectomy patients and 17 peripheral vascular surgery controls were evaluated psychologically preoperatively and postoperatively. The endarterectomy sample was restricted to patients with transient ischemic attacks. Neuropsychological tests included measures of language, attention, memory, problem solving, and sensory and motor skills. Personality tests included measures of general psychopathology, with specific evaluation of anxiety and depression. Mean scores of the endarterectomy and control groups were not statistically significantly different preoperatively for any test. Postoperatively, only the enderterectomy group showed mean improvement on measures of memory and verbal fluency. Both groups showed improvement on several other neuropsychological measures, and in reduction in state anxiety and on another indicator of psychopathology. Endarterectomy patients whose cognition improved postoperatively were younger, better educated, and had lower admitting systolic blood pressure; they also tended to have a lesser incidence of generalized vascular disease.

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Psychology and Social Sciences (Drs Kelly and Garron) and Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery (Dr Javid), Rush University, Chicago.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 19, 1980.

Read in part before the third annual meeting of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, Chicago, Sept 29, 1979.

Reprint requests to Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt Medical School, Nashville, TN 37232 (Dr Kelly).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Effect of Carotid Artery Stenting on Cognitive Function in Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis: Preliminary Results
Turk et al.
Am. J. Neuroradiol. 2008;29:265-268.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Effects of Carotid or Vertebrobasilar Stent Placement on Cerebral Perfusion and Cognition
Moftakhar et al.
Am. J. Neuroradiol. 2005;26:1772-1780.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Reduced neuropsychological test performance in asymptomatic carotid stenosis: The Tromso Study
Mathiesen et al.
Neurology 2004;62:695-701.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Cognitive Impairment and Decline Are Associated with Carotid Artery Disease in Patients without Clinically Evident Cerebrovascular Disease
Johnston et al.
ANN INTERN MED 2004;140:237-247.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Peripheral Arterial Disease and Cognitive Function
Waldstein et al.
Psychosom. Med. 2003;65:757-763.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

A Controlled Prospective Study of Neuropsychological Dysfunction Following Carotid Endarterectomy
Heyer et al.
Arch Neurol 2002;59:217-222.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Neuropsychometric Changes in Patients After Carotid Endarterectomy
Heyer et al.
Stroke 1998;29:1110-1115.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT  

Cognitive Deficits in Peripheral Vascular Disease : A Comparison of Mild Stroke Patients and Normal Control Subjects
Phillips and Mate-Kole
Stroke 1997;28:777-784.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT