SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2016
Value of brain MRI in infective endocarditis: a narrative literature review.
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- An enigmatic presentation ofClinical case reports · 2023Article
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- MRI versus CT in the detection of brain lesions in patients with infective endocarditis before or after cardiac surgery.Neuroradiology · 2022Article
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- Spectrum of intracranial complications of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis - resurgence in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: a pictorial essay.Emergency radiology · 2021Article
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- Multiple cerebral hemorrhages in sepsis-disseminated intravascular coagulation versus septic embolism: An image report.Surgical neurology international · 2021Article
- A narrative review of diagnosis of infective endocarditis-imaging methods and comparison.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Review
- Diagnosis of infective endocarditis using echocardiography.Medicine · 2019Article
- Updates on Prevention of Cardioembolic Strokes.Journal of stroke · 2018Article
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- Patterns of convexal subarachnoid haemorrhage: clinical, radiological and outcome differences between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and other causes.Journal of neurology · 2018Article
- Prevalence of Cerebral Microbleeds in Patients With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2017Article
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- Is brain angio-MRI useful in infective endocarditis management?European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2016Article
- Infective endocarditis.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2016Review
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Abstract
The nervous system is frequently involved in patients with infective endocarditis (IE). A systematic review of the literature was realized in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA). This study sought to systematically evaluate the published evidence of the contribution of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in IE. The aim was to identify studies presenting the incidence and type of MRI brain lesions in IE. Fifteen relevant studies were isolated using the Medline, Embase, and Cochrane databases. Most of them were observational studies with a small number of patients. MRI studies demonstrated a wide variety and high frequency of cerebral lesions, around 80 % of which were mostly clinically occult. This review shows MRI's superiority compared to brain computed tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of neurologic complications. Recent developments of sensitive MRI sequences can detect microinfarction and cerebral microhemorrhages. However, the clinical significance of these microhemorrhages, also called cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), remains uncertain. Because some MRI neurological lesions are a distinctive IE feature, they can have a broader involvement in diagnosis and therapeutic decisions. Even if cerebral MRI offers new perspectives for better IE management, there is not enough scientific proof to recommend it in current guidelines. The literature remains incomplete regarding the impact of MRI on concerted decision-making. The long-term prognosis of CMBs has not been evaluated to date and requires further studies. Today, brain MRI can be used on a case-by-case basis based on a clinician's appraisal.
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