From the heart to the brain : a case report on infective endocarditis presenting as bacterial meningitis in a 48-year-old male / Prinz Andrew M. dela Cruz.

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dela Cruz, Prinz Andrew M., MD [author]

Language: English Publication details: Fairview, Quezon City Department of Internal Medicine, FEU-NRMF, 2016Description: 16 pages: photo (colored); (in folder)Content type:

rdacontent

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rdamedia

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MED20160016

Summary: ABSTRACT: Neurologic complications continue to occur in approximately 30 per cent of all patients with infective endocarditis and represent a major factor associated mortality rate in that disease. Of these complications, cerebral embolism is the most common and the most important, occurring in as many as 30 per cent of all patients, most of whom ultimately die. Emboli that are infected also account for all the other complications (mycotic aneurysm, meningitis or meningoencephalitis, brain abcess) that may develop.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Research	Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Research	MED20160016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		R000592

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ABSTRACT: Neurologic complications continue to occur in approximately 30 per cent of all patients with infective endocarditis and represent a major factor associated mortality rate in that disease. Of these complications, cerebral embolism is the most common and the most important, occurring in as many as 30 per cent of all patients, most of whom ultimately die. Emboli that are infected also account for all the other complications (mycotic aneurysm, meningitis or meningoencephalitis, brain abcess) that may develop.

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