Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 592-595 , December 2009

Comparison of postoperative cognitive function in patients undergoing surgery for ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysm

  • Yasunari Otawara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8505, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 19 651 5111; fax: +81 19 625 8799.
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  • Kuniaki Ogasawara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8505, Japan
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  • Yoshitaka Kubo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8505, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Kashimura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8505, Japan
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  • Akira Ogawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8505, Japan
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  • Keiko Yamadate, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Psychology, Tochinai Daini Hospital, Takizawa, Iwate 020-0151, Japan

Received 24 January 2009 ,Accepted 17 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.06.016

Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 592-595 , December 2009

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