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Infections causing stroke or stroke-like syndromes

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Background

Stroke has relevant morbidity and mortality despite appropriate treatments and early diagnosis. Beside common risk factors such as diabetes and atrial fibrillation, infections can be involved in stroke pathogenesis, probably causing a systemic release of cytokines and other inflammatory mediators, triggering a latent pro-thrombotic state or damaging the vascular endothelium. In other cases, infections can occur as stroke-like syndromes, requiring a high grade of suspicion to avoid a delay in establishing a correct diagnosis.

Results

Treatment of stroke or stroke-like syndromes of infectious origin can be difficult. When a previous infective event triggers stroke, Alteplase administration can be associated with a higher incidence of bleeding and the extension of the ischaemic area can be major than expected. On the other hand, when stroke is part of some infectious diseases’ presentation as in endocarditis, bacterial or tuberculous meningitis and meningo-vascular syphilis, a correct diagnosis can be difficult. The management of these stroke-like syndromes is not standardised because common treatments proven to be effective for patients with stroke of vascular origin can worsen the prognosis, as it can be demonstrated after to be incorrect Alteplase administration to patients with endocarditis with septic embolism to the brain is associated with an increase of the risk of haemorrhage.

Conclusions

Stroke or stroke-like syndrome of infectious origin can be observed in an important proportion of case presenting with sensory-motor deficit of unknown origin; their accurate diagnosis has a considerable impact in terms of treatment choices and outcome.

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Pagliano, P., Spera, A.M., Ascione, T. et al. Infections causing stroke or stroke-like syndromes. Infection 48, 323–332 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-020-01415-6

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