Cerebral Microhemorrhages and Meningeal Siderosis in Infective Endocarditis
Malhotra A, Schindler J, Mac Grory B, Chu SY, Youn TS, Matouk C, Greer DM, Schrag M. Cerebral Microhemorrhages and Meningeal Siderosis in Infective Endocarditis. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2016, 43: 59-67. PMID: 27871078, DOI: 10.1159/000452718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral amyloid angiopathyInfective endocarditisSusceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) sequencesSmall subarachnoid hemorrhageGradient-echo T2Sensitive diagnostic techniquesSWI MRIMycotic aneurysmSevere hypertensionGroups of subjectsAmyloid angiopathyCerebral insultCerebral microhemorrhagesNeurological involvementWorse prognosisSubarachnoid hemorrhageSWI findingsAcademic hospitalSignificant predilectionMicrohemorrhagesPatientsGRE T2HypertensionSiderosisEndocarditis