Advances in technology and knowledge have led to refinements in diagnosis, monitoring,
and surgical techniques which justify increasing optimism that strokes can be prevented. It …

The significant role that cerebral arterial disease plays in the mortalityand morbidity of the
general population, particularly in those with advanced age is well known. In the United …

Nerves over 300 years ago. Feindel edited an excellent compilation of Willis' work and
published his tercentenary edition, entitled Cerebri Anatome, in 1964. 1 Willis' publication …

Although endarterectomy is therapeutic in its relief of symptoms, its most important role is
prevention of strokes. As experience increases, indications for its use are becoming more …

[en] This book is a concise and practical description of the current treatment of these
conditions at the Massachusetts General Hospital. It is clearly written and has excellent …

Carotid endarterectomy is one of the most common vascular and neurosurgical operations.
Controversies regarding its indications and safety have required several decades before …

Surgical intervention for patients with neurologic deficits associated with extracranial
cerebrovascular disease remains controversial, as reflected by conflicting and incomplete …

It is only realistic to recognize that surgeons who perform carotid endarterectomy are at the
moment oumumbered by others who, if they are not openly antagonistic towards the …

Abstract CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY IS a procedure that has withstood the test of time
and scientific scrutiny to remain an important technique for the surgical prevention of stroke …

Arecent issue of Stroke contained descriptions of two more direction signals along the misty
road that has been travelled by those seeking the rightful place for carotid endarterectomy in …