Infection as a risk factor for cerebral infarction
Syrjänen, J.
European Heart Journal 14(Suppl): 17-19
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0195-668X PMID: 8131782 Document Number: 410467
Cerebral infarction is a common complication in severe bacteraemic infections, such as endocarditis and meningitis, but it also occurs in other more common, milder infections. Febrile infections, mostly of the respiratory tract, and of probable bacterial origin, have been found as a risk factor for cerebral infarction. There are many mechanisms that could link a preceding infection to cerebral infarction, including septic emboli, arteritis, activation of the coagulation system and changes in blood rheology.