Infective Causes of Stroke in Tropical Regions

infective causes of stroke in tropical regions

vascular diseases of the brain are the second reason of the death and the first cause of morbidity and disability worldwide. in tropical areas stroke has some particular features related to the nature of torrid zones. there are some special causes of the stroke, mainly infectious, although some of them are non-infectious. the most important etiologies are malaria, tuberculosis, cysticercosis, s...

Infective Stroke

infective stroke

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Delayed Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis Complicated With Stroke

Infective endocarditis can complicate with ischemic stroke. Neurological complications develop in 20-40% of all patients with infective endocarditis. These are mainly due to vegetation embolism.This report represents a case of 30 years old female patient who presented with features of heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IV with infective endocarditis and left hemiparesis. On e...

Infective Stroke

Dear Editor, Stroke is an important medical problem that requires good management. In medicine, stroke is the most common cause of disability around the world. The recent report on infective stroke is very interesting. 1 pointed out many interesting issues and mentioned a large number of tropical infections that can cause infective stroke. According to this report, malaria, tuberculosis, cystic...