HUBUNGAN KETEBALAN TUNIKA INTIMA MEDIA ARTERI KAROTIS TERHADAP FUNGSI KOGNITIF PASCASTROKE ISKEMIK

Lia Angelin Adriana,* Dodik Tugasworo,* Widiastuti Samekto*

Majalah Kedokteran Neurosains
Vol 34 No. 2 Maret 2017

INTRODUCTION SILENT BRAIN INFARCTS AND STROKE ARE VASCULAR FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO COGNITIVE FUNCTION EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF VASCULAR FACTORS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO PREVENT COGNITIVE DECLINE CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS CIMT IS A WELLKNOWN MARKER OF SUB CLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS HOWEVER THE RELATION OF CIMT AND POST STROKE COGNITIVE DECLINE IS STILL A MATTER OF CONTROVERSIES