[Cerebellum abscess: first demonstration of undiagnosed infective endocarditis in an adult with corrected transposition arteries].

Ann Fr Anesth Reanim

Réanimation des urgences chirurgicales, hôpital Ibn-Sina, Rabat, Maroc.

Published: January 2006

Neurological complications occur in approximately 30% of all patients with infective endocarditis and represent a major factor associated with an increased mortality rate. Third of these complications is represented by cerebral embolism, followed by mycotic aneurysm, meningitis or meningoencephalitis. Brain abscesses are rare; their localization to the cerebellum is exceptional. A case of cerebellum abscess occurring in a 34-year-old patient with non-operated corrected transposition of the great arteries is reported. Occurrence of this abscess was the first demonstration of undiagnosed infective endocarditis.

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