ArticleCureus2025
The Heart-Brain Bypass: Paradoxical Septic Embolism Through a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO).
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Brain abscesses are rare sequelae of paradoxical septic embolism from cardiac sources, particularly in the absence of valvular endocarditis. Diagnosis remains challenging, and a high index of clinical suspicion is often required. We present a 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension and dyslipidemia with a chief complaint of altered mental status. She was found to have left-sided focal seizures and dysarthria. Computed tomography (CT) of the head with and without contrast, with subsequent confirmatory magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head with contrast, revealed a 3.5 cm ring-enhancing lesion in the right frontal lobe, consistent with a brain abscess. Craniotomy and drainage yielded
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