Are cognitive impairment and decline associated with carotid artery disease in patients without clinically evident cerebrovascular disease?
Cognitive impairment and decline are associated with asymptomatic high-grade stenosis of the left internal carotid artery. The persistence of the association after adjustment for right-sided stenosis indicates that the association is not due to underlying vascular risk factors or atherosclerosis in general.
Patients from rural areas are less likely to be treated with IV thrombolysis during the night. Rural and urban patients treated in the hospital located in the agricultural region had a similar efficacy and safety profile of thrombolytic treatment.