Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 63, Issue 6 , Pages 599-612 , December 2007

Neurocognitive changes after carotid revascularization: A review of the current literature

  • Loren Berman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgery Yale University, 333 Cedar Street, IE-61 SHM, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
    • ,
  • Robert H. Pietrzak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
    • ,
  • Linda Mayes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

Received 27 October 2006

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PII: S0022-3999(07)00245-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.009

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 63, Issue 6 , Pages 599-612 , December 2007

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