Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 213, Issue 1 , Pages 19-24 , 15 September 2003

Effects of carotid endarterectomy on cerebral blood flow and neuropsychological test performance in patients with high-grade carotid stenosis

  • Kazuhiro Kishikawa

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. Tel.: +81-92-642-5256; fax: +81-92-642-5271.
    • Department of Cerebrovascular Disease and Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center, Japan
    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
    • ,
  • Masahiro Kamouchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cerebrovascular Disease and Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center, Japan
    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasushi Okada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cerebrovascular Disease and Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center, Japan
    • ,
  • Tooru Inoue

      Affiliations

    • Neurosurgery, National Kyushu Medical Center, Japan
    • ,
  • Setsuro Ibayashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
    • ,
  • Mitsuo Iida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan

Received 3 July 2002 ,Revised 8 April 2003 ,Accepted 9 April 2003.

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PII: S0022-510X(03)00128-X

doi: 10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00128-X

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 213, Issue 1 , Pages 19-24 , 15 September 2003

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