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Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Shadows of Infective Endocarditis as a Silent Menace: A Case Report.

Authors :
Shukor, Ahmad Zulkifli Mohamed
Abidin, Mohd Radhwan
Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera
Source :
Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases; Dec2022, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p76-79, 4p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

It is surprising when a patient's care-taker informed the doctor that their family member could suddenly speak in a different accent. Here we reported a case of a young female with infective endocarditis (IE), who later developed a foreign accent syndrome during her stay in the hospital ward. A plain computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain was performed and it showed a coarse and irregular calcific lesion in the left frontal region. Her condition deteriorated rapidly the next day and she died of intracranial haemorrhage. The haemorrhage was possibly caused by a ruptured mycotic aneurysm, a known complication of IE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
24114820
Volume :
9
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
172386261
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3329/bjid.v9i2.67957