Occlusion and stenosis of carotid artery
Conditions
Interventions
Functional magnetic resonance imaging in resting state (rs-fMRI) was obtained in pre and post-operative period of 33 patients with carotid stenosis. Eighteen patients for group 1 (CEA) and 15 patient
Device
Procedure/surgery
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Sponsors
Instituto de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia de Passo Fundo
União Brasileira de Educação e Assistencia
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients 18 years old or older; with carotid stenosis above 60% asymptomatic; or patients who had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) with carotid stenosis above 50%; or ulcerated plaque; who agree to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with severe neurological disease such as parkinsonism, dementia, epilepsy, defined cerebrovascular disease, encephalopathy, severe depression; Patients who use drugs that directly affect the central nervous system, which prevent individualized natural responses to the tests
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in carotid revascularization compared by resting state functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging between endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive deficits caused by carotid revascularization compared between endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting;Improvement in cognitive outcomes due to carotid revascularization compared between carotid artery endarterectomy or stent procedures;Relationship between transcranial doppler microemboli, assessed by Doppler ultrasound, during carotid revascularization procedures and cognition, assessed through neuropsychological evaluations | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMarcelo Crusius
Instituto de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia de Passo Fundo
Outcome results
None listed