Long-term Neurocognitive Sequelae of Subclinical Microembolization During Carotid Interventions

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patient is unable to safely and comfortably undergo magnetic resonance imaging procedures (e.g., claustrophobia, implanted medical devices that are MRI incompatible such as pacemaker, defibrillator, neural stimulator etc)
• •Patient has an untreated or unsuccessfully controlled psychiatric disease (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder).
• •Patient has prominent suicidal or homicidal ideation.
• •Patient has acute illness or unstable chronic illness (e.g. uncontrolled hypertension, hepatic encephalopathy, portal hypertension, ascites, and esophageal varices, pancreatitis).
• •Patient with a history of neurological (e.g., multiple sclerosis, seizure disorder, Parkinson's disease) or systemic illness affecting central nervous system function.
• •Patient has prior closed head injury with ≥24 hours of amnesia.
• •Patient is unable to understand or sign the informed consent.