A clinical case of multifocal brain lesion in a patient with sepsis due to infective endocarditis
https://doi.org/10.24884/1607-4181-2026-33-1-142-147
Abstract
The article presents a clinical case of a patient with multifocal brain lesions against the background of septic condition. The difficulties in diagnosis, features of neuroimaging dynamics, as well as the pathophysiological mechanisms of the development of thrombotic microangiopathy and septic embolism, are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the importance of an interdisciplinary approach for the timely diagnosis of infective endocarditis and its neurological complications.
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A. V. Kokukhin
Regional Clinical Hospital № 2
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Kokukhin Alexey V., Neurologist
75, Melnikaite str., Tyumen, 625039
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I. A. lebedev
Tyumen State Medical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Lebedev Ilya A., Dr. of Sci. (Med.), Professor of the Department of Osteopathy and Traditional Medicine
54, Odeskaya str., Tyumen, 625023
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N. S. Kokukhina
Regional Clinical Hospital № 1
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Kokukhina Natalia S., Therapist
55, Kotovskogo str., Tyumen, 625023
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Yu. V. Boldyreva
Tyumen State Medical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Boldyreva Yulia V., Cand. of Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor of the Department of Biological Chemistry
54, Odeskaya str., Tyumen, 625023
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Kokukhin A.V., lebedev I.A., Kokukhina N.S., Boldyreva Yu.V. A clinical case of multifocal brain lesion in a patient with sepsis due to infective endocarditis. The Scientific Notes of the Pavlov University. 2026;33(1):142-147. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24884/1607-4181-2026-33-1-142-147
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