Assessing Neurocognition After Cerebrovascular Intervention
Carotid Artery Diseases, Neurocognitive Dysfunction
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Carotid Artery Diseases focused on measuring carotid stenosis, neurocognition, carotid stenting, circle of willis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients >18 years of age
- ultrasound evidence of carotid stenosis; in which the patient has either 50% or greater symptomatic carotid stenosis or 70% or greater asymptomatic carotid stenosis.
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients <18 years of age
- patients with without compatibility for MRI
- patients requiring carotid stenting for reasons not related to long-standing stenosis
- patients requiring emergency carotid stenting for acute symptoms such as crescendo transient ischemic attacks, intolerance of physiologic blood pressure.
- Patients that do not have appropriate capacity (i.e. understand the risks and benefits associated with this study) or are unable to consent for themselves will not be included in this study.
Sites / Locations
- UCSD Medical CenterRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Control Group
Intervention Group
Patients, as outlined by NASCET criteria, will have between 50 symptomatic stenosis or 70% asymptomatic stenosis of the carotid artery. Patients, undergoing carotid artery stenting for carotid stenosis, will undergo cognitive testing at 2 time points before intervention (1 months, and 2 months). The two preoperative time points will serve as the control group.
Patients, as outlined by NASCET criteria, will have between 50 symptomatic stenosis or 70% asymptomatic stenosis of the carotid artery. Patients, undergoing carotid artery stenting for carotid stenosis, will undergo cognitive testing at 2 time points after invention (1 month and 2 months). The two postoperative time points will serve as the intervention group.