Cognitive performance following endarterectomy in asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis

Abstract
Cognition and the effects of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) were evaluated in 22 non‐demented subjects with vascular risk factors (VRF) and asymptomatic severe carotid artery stenosis (ASCAS), 14 volunteers with VRF but without stenosis, and 24 healthy controls (HC) without VRF. Non‐demented subjects with VRF, with or without carotid stenosis scored inferior to HC. It is concluded that carotid stenosis is not a primary cause of cognitive deterioration and CEA does not improve cognition in patients with ASCAS.