Volume : III, Issue : X, October - 2013

Cardioembolism with Hemorrhagic Stroke �A Rare Case Report

Dr Kamal Lochan Behera, Dr Samir Kumar Panda, Y Aiswarya

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Infective endocarditis is frequently found in Indian population and may rarely be the cause of intracranial hemorrhage. In such instances further diagnostic imaging to search for an underlying structural lesion is prudent. Well known causes of this hemorrhage include cardioembolism with hemorrhagic transformation, septic emboli and mycotic aneurysm.Here we report a case of 19 years old pregnant lady with 24 weeks of gestation who presented with fever ,loss of speech and hemiparesis .After extensive workup for young stroke infective endocarditis was dectected in echocardiography and ain imaging study was consistent with intraparenchymal haemorrhage

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Dr Kamal Lochan Behera, Dr Samir Kumar Panda, Y Aiswarya / Cardioembolism with Hemorrhagic Stroke �A Rare Case Report / Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.3, Issue.10 October 2013

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