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Postoperative neurological deficit after carotid endarterectomy: a mid-term outcome analysis

Background: To evaluate the neurological outcome of postoperative neurological deficit (PND) in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Methods: A total of 3.7% (n = 48) out of 1,290 consecutive patients developed PND and were assessed neurologically after a mid-term follow-up. Results: Af...

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Main Authors: Attigah, Nicolas (Author) , Külkens, Sonja (Author) , Ringleb, Peter A. (Author) , Martin, Jochen (Author) , Allenberg, Jens-Rainer (Author) , Böckler, Dittmar (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: August 2010
In: Cerebrovascular diseases
Year: 2010, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 297-301
ISSN:1421-9786
DOI:10.1159/000319073
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1159/000319073
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/319073
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Author Notes:Nicolas Attigah, Sonja Külkens, Peter Ringleb, Jochen Martin, Jens-Rainer Allenberg, Dittmar Böckler
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Summary:Background: To evaluate the neurological outcome of postoperative neurological deficit (PND) in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Methods: A total of 3.7% (n = 48) out of 1,290 consecutive patients developed PND and were assessed neurologically after a mid-term follow-up. Results: After a 4-year follow-up, these patients were neurologically reevaluated. Clinical assessment revealed that 48% (n = 13) of the patients had a Rankin scale score of 0 or 1, 56% (n = 14) had a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score of 0 or 1, and 68.5% (n = 17) reached the maximum score on the Barthel index. Conclusions: The neurofunctional prognosis of PND is good. Four years after CEA, almost half of the patients had normal or near-normal neuroclinical findings.
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ISSN:1421-9786
DOI:10.1159/000319073

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