Stroke due to septic embolism resulting from Aspergillus aortitis in an immunocompetent patient

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 209-210

  Abenza Abildua, M J ^a   Fuentes Gimeno, B ^a   Morales Bastos, C ^a   Aguilar Amat, M J ^a   Martinez Sanchez, P ^a   Diez Tejedor, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; CT; Embolism; Fungal infections; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CAPTOPRIL; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN;

AGED; AORTITIS; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ARTERY; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSARTHRIA; EMBOLISM; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMIPARESIS; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; MALE; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; STROKE; SYMPTOM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AORTITIS; ARM; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; ARTERITIS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFARCTION, ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 67849126664     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.04.037     Document Type: Article

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