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ArticleSurgical neurology international2018

Intracranial complications of acute bacterial endocarditis.

Burke A Cunha, Ismail Jimada, Karishma Chawla

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Burke A CunhaInfectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA.
Ismail JimadaInfectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA.
Karishma ChawlaInfectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA.
State University of New York · USStony Brook University · USWinthrop-University Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInfectious endocarditis (IE) clinically manifests as either subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) or acute bacterial endocarditis (ABE). Neurologic manifestations are markedly different for these two entities. ABE is caused by invasive, highly virulent pathogens (e.g.,

methodsHere, we reviewed the clinical and radiographic presentations of a patient with cranial complications attributed to ABE. Such patients typically develop central nervous system (CNS) septic emboli resulting in stroke (with/without intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)) and/or mycotic aneurysms resulting in ICH bleeds.

resultsWith ABE, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) seeding may result in acute bacterial meningitis (ABM), documented by positive Gram stain and/or culture for

conclusionHere, we reviewed the literature for intracranial pathology accompanying ABE versus SBE. ABE typically results in acute ischemia, septic emboli, stroke/hemorrhagic infarcts, or ICH. SBE more classically produces septic microemboli and mycotic aneurysms that may leak, but rarely producing ICH. We also presented a patient with ABE attributed to

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acute bacterial endocarditis (ABE)Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM)intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)mycotic aneurysmsSBE

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PMID29930873
PMCPMC5991278
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