Neurologic Complications of Infective Endocarditis: A Joint Model for a Septic Thromboembolism and Inflammatory Small Vessel Disease

Conclusions: This original model of infective endocarditis recapitulates the neurologic lesion spectrum observed in humans and suggests synergistic mechanisms involved, including thromboembolism and cerebral vasculitis, promoted by a systemic bacteremia-mediated inflammation.
Source: Critical Care Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Online Laboratory Investigations Source Type: research