Erratum: Postoperative Neurological Deficit after Carotid Endarterectomy: A Mid-Term Outcome Analysis
Attigah N.
Külkens S.
Ringleb P.
Martin J.
Allenberg J.-R.
Böckler D.
10.6084/m9.figshare.5241238.v1
https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Erratum_Postoperative_Neurological_Deficit_after_Carotid_Endarterectomy_A_Mid-Term_Outcome_Analysis/5241238
<i>Background:</i> To evaluate the neurological outcome of postoperative neurological deficit (PND) in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA). <i>Methods:</i> A total of 3.7% (n = 48) out of 1,290 consecutive patients developed PND and were assessed neurologically after a mid-term follow-up. <i>Results:</i> After a 4-year follow-up, these patients were neurologically reevaluated. Clinical assessment revealed that 48% (n = 13) of the patients had a Rankin scale score of 0 or 1, 56% (n = 14) had a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score of 0 or 1, and 68.5% (n = 17) reached the maximum score on the Barthel index. <i>Conclusions:</i> The neurofunctional prognosis of PND is good. Four years after CEA, almost half of the patients had normal or near-normal neuroclinical findings.
2017-07-25 13:36:55
Postoperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy
Postoperative neurological deficit
Carotid endarterectomy