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Table 2 Prevalence of neurologic complications in 144 patients with acute infective endocarditis: n (%)

From: Clinical significance of cerebrovascular complications in patients with acute infective endocarditis: a retrospective analysis of a 12-year single-center experience

Total cerebrovascular complications

37 (25.7)

Ischemic stroke

30 (20.8)

TIA

2 (1.4)

SCE

1 (0.7)

Hemorrhagic stroke

16 (11.1)

 ICH

7 (4.9)

  ICH only

4 (2.8)

  ICH + ischemic stroke

3 (2.1)

 SAH

2 (1.4)

  SAH only

0 (0)

  SAH + ischemic stroke

2 (1.4)

 HI

7 (4.9)

Meningitis

1 (0.7)

Mycotic aneurysm

1 (0.7)

Seizure

3 (2.1)

  1. TIA, transient ischemic attack; SCE, silent cerebral embolism; ICH, intracerebral hemorrhage; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage; HI, hemorrhagic infarct.