Brain Abscess Masquerading as Brain Infarction [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2020 Occasionally, acute ischemic stroke can be difficult to differentiate from acute intracranial infection. We describe a patient who presented with sudden onset of right hemiparesis and fever.
Da-Eun Jeong, Jun Lee
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Difference in risk factors of silent brain infarction between paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation [PDF]
International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, 2021 Background: Although silent brain infarction is an independent risk factor for subsequent symptomatic stroke and dementia in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, little is known regarding differences in risk factors for silent brain infarction ...
Andrew T Kim +9 more
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Spontaneous splenic rupture due to occult signet‐ring cell gastric cancer accompanied by a bulky splenic vein thrombosis and postoperative brain infarction: A case report [PDF]
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2023 Background Splenic rupture because of metastasis from a distant organ is extremely rare. Case Presentation An 80‐year‐old man presented with left flank pain. A computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a poorly enhanced enlarged spleen with bulky thrombus in
Shimpei Asada +5 more
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Abiotrophia defectiva causing infective endocarditis with brain infarction and subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 IntroductionA rare pathogen of Infective Endocarditis (IE), the Abiotrophia defectiva, has been known to trigger life-threatening complications. The case discussed here is of a teenager with brain infarction and subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by IE due ...
Miaojuan Yang +12 more
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Alcohol Abuse and Brain Infarction
Annals of Medicine, 1990 Recent findings on the relation between alcohol abuse and ischaemic brain infarction are reviewed. Much of the association has hitherto been explained by the effects of confounding factors such as smoking. Alcohol increases blood pressure in both hypertensive and normotensive subjects and alcohol induced hypertension enhances the risk of both ...
M Hillbom, Markku Kaste
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Case report: Brain infarction following percutaneous drainage of a liver abscess post-chemotherapy for pancreatic head cancer [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBacterial liver abscesses commonly occur in patients with immune deficiencies such as diabetes, post-chemotherapy, or post-immunosuppressive therapy. The recommended treatment for liver abscesses exceeding 5 cm in a diameter is anti-infection therapy ...
Wan-qiu Deng +3 more
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Etiology-Related Outcome of Endovascular Therapy in Posterior Circulation Stroke Compared to Anterior Circulation Stroke [PDF]
Journal of Stroke, 2022 Background and Purpose We investigated the impact of stroke etiology on the endovascular treatment (EVT) procedure and clinical outcome of posterior circulation stroke (PCS) patients with EVT compared to anterior circulation stroke (ACS) patients ...
Hanim Kwon +6 more
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Rule of Surgical Decompression in Brain Infarction [PDF]
Minia Journal of Medical Research, 2019 Introduction: ischemic stroke is an acute brain injury occurs as a result of an obstruction of a blood vessel supplying a part of the brain. Aim of the work : This study aims to evaluate the rule of surgical decompression in management of brain ...
Hany ElSaed +3 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2022 Background The relationship between anatomical variations in circle of Willis and brain infarction is controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between anatomical variations in posterior portion of the circle of Willis ...
Maryam Haghighimorad +3 more
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Outcomes of Decompressive Craniectomy in Patients with Supratentorial Ischaemic Stroke: A Longitudinal Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: Decompressive Craniectomy (DC) is a surgical procedure that entails removing a section of the skull with the aim of preventing neuronal damage and improving the patient’s prognosis. The goal was to determine if DC is associated with reduced
Jitendra Nagar +4 more
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