Intellectual and personality changes associated with carotid endarterectomy

Intellectual and personality changes associated with carotid endarterectomy

Eleven patients with at least 40‐50% carotid artery stenosis were given intelligence and personality tests just prior to and 6 weeks after carotid endarterectomy, a surgical procedure designed to remove arteriosclerotic blockage. When compared with 8 control patients, endarterectomy patients showed...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical psychology 1977-01, Vol.33 (S1), p.215-220
Hauptverfasser: King, Glen D., Gideon, Deborah A., Haynes, C. Doyle, Dempsey, Richard L., Jenkins, Chester W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Carotid Artery Diseases - surgery
Cognition Disorders - therapy
Endarterectomy - methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intelligence
Male
Middle Aged
MMPI
Motor Skills
Perception
Personality
Quality of Life
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Zusammenfassung:Eleven patients with at least 40‐50% carotid artery stenosis were given intelligence and personality tests just prior to and 6 weeks after carotid endarterectomy, a surgical procedure designed to remove arteriosclerotic blockage. When compared with 8 control patients, endarterectomy patients showed increases in Perceptual‐Organization IQ, decreases in time to complete a perceptual motor task, and significant reductions in suspicion, confusion, disorientation, and other personality symptoms generally associated with senility.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(197701)33:1+<215::AID-JCLP2270330149>3.0.CO;2-D