Keywords aneurysms, aortic aneurysm, aortic disease, aortic surgery, autonomic neuropathy, dissecting aneurysms, giant cell arteritis, ischemic neuropathy, spinal cord circulation, spinal cord ischemia, syphilitic aneurysm, Takayasu arteritis   The aorta…

Keywords cardiac surgery, brain, heart transplantation, cardiopulmonary bypass, peripheral nerve, immunosuppression   Neurologic complications of cardiac surgery have the potential to nullify or limit surgical benefits. The probability of these…

Keywords infective endocarditis, stroke, cerebral embolism, stroke management, mycotic aneurysm   The relationship between infection of the heart valves and arterial embolization was first recognized by Rudolf Virchow in the…

Keywords cardioembolic, embolism, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, cardiomyopathy, rheumatic heart disease, atrial myxoma, marantic endocarditis, syncope, coronary catheterization   The neurologic manifestations of acquired cardiac disease include: (1) the sudden…

Keywords congential heart disease, stroke, seizures, right-to-left shunt, cardiac, chromosomal abnormalities, movement disorders   In recent decades, major advances in intraoperative and critical care support have dramatically reduced mortality in…

Keywords breathing, neurogenic pulmonary edema, respiratory failure, alveolar hypoventilation, central hyperventilation, neuromuscular disorders, Guillain–Barré syndrome, phrenic neuropathy, critical illness polyneuropathy, muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, critical illness myopathy, hypoxia, hypercapnia,…