Surgery for Cerebral Stroke
Online ISSN : 1880-4683
Print ISSN : 0914-5508
ISSN-L : 0914-5508
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Clinical Features in Patients with Stroke-in-Evolution Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy
Yudai MORISAKITaiji YONEZAWAShuta AKETAMisato INOUEYasushi SHINRinsei TEIDaisuke WAJIMAYouhei KOGEICHIAi OKAMOTOMiho KAKUTANITakanori FURUTAHiromitsu SASAKI
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2017 Volume 45 Issue 1 Pages 28-34

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Abstract
The efficacy of and indications for acute carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with stroke-in-evolution are still unclear. Here, we discuss the safety and plaque features of five patients undergoing acute CEA.
We studied five male patients (mean age of 70.6 years) with thromboembolism from cervical plaques. The preoperative median value of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score was 1 (0-10).
Preoperative plaque imaging studies showed three cases with low intensity, one with ulceration, and one with a floating atheroma. All five patients had undergone CEA within a week of onset between March 2011 and March 2014. None had postoperative recurrence.
We believe that CEA is more beneficial for patients with thromboembolic diseases such as carotid atheroma and stroke-in-evolution than management with medication alone.
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© 2017 by The Japanese Society on Surgery for Cerebral Stroke
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