Table 3.
two groups of patients with MMSE, MoCA score comparison.
| Item | MMSE scores | MoCA scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before treatment | 3 months | 6 months | Before treatment | 3 months | 6 months | |
| CAS group | 22.78 ± 1.45 | 25.25 ± 1.68∗ | 26.79 ± 1.73# | 21.34 ± 1.3 | 23.93 ± 1.57∗ | 26.45 ± 1.72# |
| CEA group | 23.11 ± 1.48 | 24.75 ± 1.61∗ | 26.36 ± 1.69# | 21.05 ± 1.31 | 23.84 ± 1.56∗ | 26.37 ± 1.70# |
| t | 1.11 | 1.50 | 1.24 | 1.06 | 0.28 | 0.23 |
| P | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.77 | 0.81 |
MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment; CEA: carotid endarterectomy; CAS: carotid artery stenting. Compared with before treatment, ∗P < 0.05; compared with 3 months after treatment, #P < 0.05.