Ruptured Intracranial Mycotic Aneurysm in Infective Endocarditis: A Natural History

Mycotic aneurysms are a rare cause of intracranial aneurysms that develop in the presence of infections such as infective endocarditis. They account for a small percentage of all intracranial aneurysms and carry a high-mortality rate when ruptured. The authors report a case of a 54-year-old man who...

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Main Authors: Isabel Kuo, Theodore Long, Nathan Nguyen, Bharat Chaudry, Michael Karp, Nerses Sanossian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/168408
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