Boeke S
Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1981;83(4):209-17. doi: 10.1016/0303-8467(81)90043-3.
In order to ascertain the effect of carotid endarterectomy on mental functioning, carotid endarterectomy patients suffering from transient ischemic attacks (TIA) were compared preoperatively and postoperatively with cholecystectomy patients. Preoperatively, a tendency toward poorer verbal memory and greater well-being is found in carotid endarterectomy patients. Postoperatively, the overall mental functioning of the carotid endarterectomy patients is not significantly improved, though verbal fluency does show improvement. The well-being of both groups is significantly greater following operation. The complaints of the carotid endarterectomy patients during the (last) TIA had already diminished before operation and after operation remained practically on the same level. Preoperatively and postoperatively, no clear connection exists between mental functioning and age of patients in this experiment, not between mental functioning and the side of the operation. Finally, in the case of 5 patients, no long-term (4.5 months) effect of carotid endarterectomy could be indicated.
为了确定颈动脉内膜切除术对心理功能的影响，对患有短暂性脑缺血发作（TIA）的颈动脉内膜切除术患者在术前和术后与胆囊切除术患者进行了比较。术前，发现颈动脉内膜切除术患者存在言语记忆较差和幸福感较高的倾向。术后，颈动脉内膜切除术患者的整体心理功能没有显著改善，尽管言语流畅性确实有所提高。两组患者术后的幸福感都显著增强。颈动脉内膜切除术患者在（最后一次）短暂性脑缺血发作期间的主诉在手术前已经减少，术后基本保持在同一水平。在本实验中，术前和术后患者的心理功能与年龄之间没有明确的联系，心理功能与手术侧别之间也没有联系。最后，在5例患者中，未发现颈动脉内膜切除术有长期（4.5个月）效果。
