Abstract
Neurological complications of infective endocarditis are frequent, especially ischaemic strokes. As intravenous thrombolysis in infective endocarditis-related ischaemic stroke has a controversial benefit/risk ratio, alternative treatment regimens have to be considered. We present the case of a young patient with septic embolism of the middle cerebral artery who was successfully treated with mechanical thrombectomy, and give a short review of the existing literature.
Keywords:
Endocarditis; septic emboli; stroke; thrombectomy.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cerebral Angiography
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Computed Tomography Angiography
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Streptococcal Infections / complications*
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Streptococcal Infections / diagnostic imaging
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Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
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Stroke / diagnostic imaging
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Stroke / microbiology*
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Stroke / surgery*
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Thrombectomy / methods*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Viridans Streptococci / isolation & purification