Ruptured cerebral mycotic aneurysm, an unusual infective endocarditis presentation.
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Classical complication of infective endocarditis: ruptured, large mycotic cerebral aneurysm.
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Cardi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Galicia Clínica
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0304-4866
DOI: 10.22546/56/1859