Acute ischemic stroke patterns in infective and nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis - A diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging study

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SINGHAL A. B., TOPÇUOĞLU M. A., BUONANNO F. S.

STROKE, vol.33, no.5, pp.1267-1273, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1161/01.str.0000015029.91577.36
  • Journal Name: STROKE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1267-1273
  • Keywords: brain infarction, diffusion, endocarditis, infection, magnetic resonance imaging, neoplasm, stroke, embolic, NEUROLOGIC COMPLICATIONS, BACTERIAL-ENDOCARDITIS, ARTERIAL TERRITORIES, BRAIN EMBOLISM, TIME-COURSE, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DIAGNOSIS, VEGETATIONS, INFARCTION, DISEASE
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and Purpose-Although infective endocarditis (IE) and nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) are associated with cardioembolic stroke, differences in the nature of these conditions may result in differences in associated stroke patterns. We compared patterns of acute and recurrent ischemic stroke in IE and NBTE, using diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI).