Neurologic Complications in Infective Endocarditis: Identification, Management, and Impact on Cardiac Surgery

The Neurohospitalist

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 213-222

  Morris, Nicholas A ^a   Matiello, Marcelo ^a   Lyons, Jennifer L ^a   Samuels, Martin A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

bacterial endocarditis; brain abscess; infectious disease; intracerebral hemorrhage; meningitis; mycotic aneurysm; stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992862972     PISSN: 19418744     EISSN: 19418752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941874414537077     Document Type: Article

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