Andrea Becerril-Gaitan, Shivani Bindal, Samantha L Parker, Matthew P Mullarkey, Hussein A Zeineddine, Justine M Chen, Huimahn A Choi, Peng R Chen, Spiros Blackburn, Arthur Day, Luis F Torres, Robert J Brown, Ritvij Bowry, Ching-Jen Chen
BACKGROUND: The current fungal meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated epidural anesthesia with Fusarium solani among patients who underwent surgical procedures in Matamoros, Mexico remains a cause of concern. Its association with an increased susceptibility for cerebrovascular complications (CVC) has not been reported. This single-center study describes 3 patients with a unique pattern of CVC attributed to fungal meningitis. METHODS: A retrospective case series of patients diagnosed with fungal meningitis following surgical procedures under contaminated epidural anesthesia who developed a unique pattern of CVC during their hospitalization...
January 2024: Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation