Neurocognitive improvement after angioplasty in patients with chronic middle cerebral artery stenosis and cerebral ischemia | Zendy

Zhaohong Kong | Zendy; Yanhong Mo | Zendy; Zhaohui Zhang | Zendy; Jian Jiang | Zendy

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Neurocognitive improvement after angioplasty in patients with chronic middle cerebral artery stenosis and cerebral ischemia

Author(s) -

Zhaohong Kong,

Yanhong Mo,

Zhaohui Zhang,

Jian Jiang

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

annals of palliative medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2224-5839

pISSN - 2224-5820

DOI - 10.21037/apm-20-15

Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , neurocognitive , cardiology , stenosis , ischemia , middle cerebral artery , cognition , psychiatry

The use of middle cerebral artery (MCA) angioplasty compared with drug therapy has been controversial. Few studies have reported the correlations between cognitive function improvement and MCA angioplasty. This study aimed to explore neurocognitive function after angioplasty in patients with middle cerebral artery stenosis (MCAS) and objective cerebral ischemia.

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