Carotid bypass surgery doesn’t help cognitive performance after stroke

Therapies Friday, February 22nd, 2013

American Heart Association: February 08, 2013

American Stroke Association Late-Breaking Science Report Report: Abstract LB 10 Embargoed until 7 a.m. HT/noon ET on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013

Study Highlights:

  • Surgery to improve blood flow to the brain does not reverse cognitive problems associated with low blood flow in patients who have experienced a stroke or mini-stroke.
  • Although cognitive problems were worse in those with poorer blood flow, patients who received medical treatment plus cranial bypass surgery did no better than those who received medical treatment for diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure alone.
  • New approaches are needed to treat this potentially reversible condition. Read more
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