Functional connectivity analysis and prediction of cognitive change after carotid artery stenting

FC between the DMN and working memory-related areas is closely associated with improvement in working memory after CAS. Preoperative analysis of FC of the DMN may be useful for predicting postoperative improvement in the working memory of patients being treated for unilateral stenosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery.Clinical trial registration no.: UMIN000020045 (www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index.htm).