Convulsions after carotid endarterectomy
J. T. Wilkinson, H. P. Adams Jr and C. B. Wright
Convulsions have not been emphasized as a possible complication of carotid
endarterectomy. We describe here three patients in whom seizures with a
focal component developed postoperatively. We suspect that the convulsions
were secondary to a cerebral embolus arising from the operative site. An
unstable preoperative neurological status is not a prerequisite for this
complication.
