• Soukaina Kadiri
• Jihane Fagouri
• Houda Belhoussine
• Jamila Zarzur
• Mohamed Cherti

After hemodynamic complications, neurological consequences from infective endocarditis are the second leading cause of death. The majority of these are caused by hemorrhagic or ischemic cerebrovascular events. In almost 40% of cases, they are the first to appear or show up within the first week of admission. In about 70% of patients, they take place prior to receiving antibiotic therapy. The most frequent neurologic consequence is a stroke. Hemorrhagic consequences can result from an ischemic stroke that has hemorrhagic transformed, or from vascular necrosis that ruptures an artery and can progress to mycotic aneurysms. Treatment is based on treating the symptoms and the underlying cause, using early antibiotic therapy tailored to the type of germ and whether or not a valve prosthesis is present. The timing of cardiac surgery following a neurological event should be discussed in light of any associated brain damage; however, a number of recent studies have shown that valve replacement surgery is feasible without significant risk during the acute phase of an ischemic stroke, with the exception of large ischemic lesions or significant cerebral hemorrhage. Nonetheless, cooperation with a neurovascular pathology-focused neurologist is crucial. We have outlined the epidemiological, physiopathological, clinical, paraclinical, outcome, and therapeutic aspects of infective endocarditis complicated by brain injury through our series of 19 patients and in light of data from the literature.

Infective endocarditis, neurological complications, serie of cases

"Infective endocarditis neurological complications: a serie of cases and literature review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no.m218-m223, April-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404C30.pdf

"Infective endocarditis neurological complications: a serie of cases and literature review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no. ppm218-m223, April-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404C30.pdf