PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Rabee, Hussein M. AU - Saadani, Mustafa K. AU - Iqbal, Kaisor M. AU - Al-Salman, Mussaad M. TI - Neurobehavioral effects of carotid endarterectomy DP - 2001 Jul 01 TA - Neurosciences Journal PG - 144--148 VI - 6 IP - 3 4099 - http://nsj.org.sa/content/6/3/144.short 4100 - http://nsj.org.sa/content/6/3/144.full SO - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2001 Jul 01; 6 AB - OBJECTIVE: Nineteen patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (>70%) were subjected to carotid endarterectomy in a prospective study to evaluate neurobehavioral changes before and 6 months following the operation.METHODS: All patients were subjected to neurobehavioral rating scale one week before and 6 months after the operation.RESULTS: There were no significant changes in the 27 items of this scale before and 6 months following the operation. Some patients showed no difference at all in some items of this scale before and after operation such as suspiciousness excitement, speech and articulation using Mann-Whitney rank test, P values were (> 0.05) as regards to all items of neurobehavioral rating scale.CONCLUSION: Uncomplicated carotid endarterectomy does not seem to be associated with significant long time neurobehavioral impairment following the operation.