Abstract
Introduction:
Bacterial intracerebral aneurysms, which are a common complication of infectious endocarditis, are unusual without Osler's disease.
Exegesis:
From the case report of a man with a bilateral bacterial intracranial aneurysm without endocarditis resulting in an hypopituitarism, we undertook a literature review of bacterial intracerebral aneurysms without endocarditis.
Conclusion:
Although this review has found few cases, this kind of aneurysms seems to have different features from those secondary to infective endocarditis: younger age of incidence, majority of Staphylococcus aureus, clinical presentation as a thrombophlebitis of the cavernous sinus, location of aneurysm on bigger cerebral artery.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Bacterial Infections* / diagnosis
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Bacterial Infections* / drug therapy
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Cerebral Angiography
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Hypopituitarism / etiology
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Imipenem / administration & dosage
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Imipenem / therapeutic use
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Infant
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Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
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Intracranial Aneurysm / drug therapy
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Intracranial Aneurysm / microbiology*
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Prognosis
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Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
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Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
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Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Thienamycins / administration & dosage
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Thienamycins / therapeutic use
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Time Factors
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed