Staphylococcal endocarditis with meningitis and basal ganglia infarcts mimicking meningococcemia.
Subarna GiriBhushan ShresthaBikram Prasad GajurelDharmendra SapkotaNiraj GautamAshish ShresthaPublished in: Clinical case reports (2022)
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the common causes of infective endocarditis (IE). IE can present with various neurological complications such as stroke, brain abscess, and meningitis, the mortality rate can be very high in such cases.
Keyphrases
- staphylococcus aureus
- cerebral ischemia
- cerebrospinal fluid
- risk factors
- atrial fibrillation
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- biofilm formation
- cardiovascular events
- white matter
- resting state
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- blood brain barrier
- brain injury
- type diabetes
- multiple sclerosis
- cardiovascular disease