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A Possible Remedy for Post Stroke Confusion

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Abstract

Vascular cognitive impairment has several different causes but the clinical co-relation between carotid artery disease and cognitive impairment was first proposed by Fisher, based on a necropsy case.

He postulated that carotid occlusive disease can produce dementia and cognitive impairment through hypoperfusion alone and restoration of blood flow can improve condition. This case explores this important relationship and the consequences of recognizing this as a possibly reversible condition. It also highlights the overlap with post-stroke delirium and the potential for treatment.

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  1. Acute Stroke Medicine, Southend University Hospital, Southend on sea, Essex, UK

    Raja Farhat Shoaib MRCPS, Anthony O’Brien MRCP, Thaya Loganathan MRCP, Shaun Ude MRCP, Devesh Sinha MRCP & Paul Guyler MRCP

  2. Department of Vascular Surgery, Southend University Hospital, Southend on sea, Essex, UK

    James R. Brown FRCS

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  1. UCL Institute of Neurology Education Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom

    S.K. Gill

  2. Brain Repair & Rehabilitation, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom

    M.M. Brown

  3. Lysholm Dept of Neuroradiology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom

    F. Robertson

  4. Department of Stroke, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom

    N. Losseff

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Shoaib, R.F. et al. (2015). A Possible Remedy for Post Stroke Confusion. In: Gill, S., Brown, M., Robertson, F., Losseff, N. (eds) Stroke Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6705-1_26

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