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Imaging of the Neurological Complications of Infective Endocarditis Neuroradiology 40:109-113, Kim,S.J.,et al, 1998 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract We describe the findings on CT or MRI in five patients with neurological symptoms and underlying infective endocarditis(IE).We noted the size, number,and distribution of lesions,the presence or absence of haemorrhage, and contrast enhancement patterns.The number of lesions ranged from 4 to more than 10 in each patient.Their size varied from punctate to 6 cm;they were distributed throughout brain.The lesions could be categorized into four patterns based on imaging features.A cortical infarct pattern was seen in all patients.Patchy lesions,which did not enhance,were found in the white matter or basal ganglia in three.Isolated,tiny,nodular or ring- enhancing white matter lesions were seen in three patients,and parenchymal haemorrhages in four.In addition to the occurrence of multiple lesions with various patterns in the same patient,isolated,tiny,enhancing lesions in the white matter seemed to be valuable features which could help to differentiate the neurological complications of IE from other thromboembolic infarcts.

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