[Cerebrovascular complications of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis: value of transesophageal echocardiography].
Non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis is a frequent cause of cerebrovascular complications in patients with cancer. Clinical features are often misleading and symptoms are hardly linked to valvular thrombosis in the absence of systemic embolism. We describe here a case mainly illustrating two aspects: clinical and neuroradiological manifestations of multiple distal brain infarcts and the value of transoesophageal echocardiography for the diagnosis.
Berger
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Service de neurologie, hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France.
Tison
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Louvet-Giendaj
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Henry
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D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Complications cérébrovasculaires de l'endocardite non bactérienne thrombosante: intérêt de l'échographie cardiaque transoesophagienne.