Kay Jann1,
Manuela Wapp2, Frauke Kellner-Weldon2, Martinus Hauf2,
Yuliya Burren2, Regula Everts2, 3, Marwan
El-Koussy2, Patrik Michel4, Gerhard Schroth2,
Andrea Federspiel1
1Dept.
of Psychiatric Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Psychiatry /
University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; 2Institut of Diagnostic and
Interventional Neuroradiology, University of Bern / Inselspital, Bern,
Switzerland; 3Division of Neuropediatrics, Children's University
Hospital / Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland; 4Department of
Neurology, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
In carotid artery disease (CAD) information about cerebral blood flow identifies areas with reduced perfusion due to the flow restriction of a feeding vessel. Moreover the cerebro vascular reactivity (CVR) is often reduced and is suggested to be the physiological basis for observed cognitive deficits in CAD. In this study we found significant reduction of CVR in the anterior watershed area on the stenotic side. In addition, significant negative correlations between AW-CVR on the stenotic side and the neuropsychological performance were found in the domain of verbal working memoryas well as for executive functions confounding the above hypothesis.