PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ng, Choon S.
AU  - Mohamad, Shawal
AU  - Maskon, Oteh
TI  - Medical therapy of a left-sided native valve endocarditis with neurologic sequela
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2015.6.11420
DP  - 2015 Jun 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 743--746
VI  - 36
IP  - 6
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/6/743.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/6/743.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2015 Jun 01; 36
AB  - Infective endocarditis could present with a plethora of signs and symptoms. Among the rarity of its presentation is acute confusion associated with neurological deficits, mimicking stroke especially in the young population. We report a case of a 33-year-old young man with acute right-sided hemiparesis and confusion 2 weeks after tooth extraction. The brain CT and MRI was consistent with new infarction on the left middle and anterior cerebral arteries’ territory. Echocardiography unveiled the existence of posterior mitral valve leaflet vegetation. Blood culture grew Group B beta-haemolytic Streptococcus, sensitive to penicillin. Two weeks of intravenous gentamicin with 6 weeks of intravenous benzylpenicillin were administered. In this case report, we highlight the importance of recognition of infective endocarditis in a young patient presenting with cerebrovascular accident following tooth extraction.