Intracranial hemorrhage in the shadows of infective endocarditis as a silent menace: a case report

Mohamed Shukor, Ahmad Zulkifli and Abidin, Mohd Radhwan and Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera (2023) Intracranial hemorrhage in the shadows of infective endocarditis as a silent menace: a case report. Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, 9 (2). pp. 76-79. ISSN 2411-4820 E-ISSN 2411-670X

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Abstract

It is surprising when a patient’s care-taker informed the doctor that their family member could suddenly speak in a different accent. Here we reported a case of a young female with infective endocarditis (IE), who later developed a foreign accent syndrome during her stay in the hospital ward. A plain computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain was performed and it showed a coarse and irregular calcific lesion in the left frontal region. Her condition deteriorated rapidly the next day and she died of intracranial haemorrhage. The haemorrhage was possibly caused by a ruptured mycotic aneurysm, a known complication of IE.

Item Type:	Article (Case Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Infective endocarditis, foreign accent syndrome, mycotic aneurysm, intracranial haemorrhage
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC111 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Internal Medicine Kulliyyah of Medicine
Depositing User:	Asst. Dr. Ummu Afeera Zainulabid
Date Deposited:	22 Aug 2023 14:36
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2023 14:36
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/106096

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