Although approximately 30% of patients with endocarditis present with neurological complications, the development of meningitis in these patients is rare. This case report describes a female patient who developed meningitis as a complication of mitral valve endocarditis, and surgery was required for this patient due to acute heart failure resulting from the rupture of the chordae tendineae.
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Veiga, V. C., De Carvalho, J. C., Amaya, L. E. C., Martins, M. S., & Rojas, S. S. O. (2012). Meningitis as a complication of infective endocarditis. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva, 24(3), 308–311. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-507X2012000300016
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