Case Report: Basilar Artery Tip Mycotic Aneurysm in Infective Endocarditis (P1-4.014)

Hyunah Choi; B. Lee; Aashish Baniya; Steven Levine

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000216509

June 9, 2026Neurology

Case Report: Basilar Artery Tip Mycotic Aneurysm in Infective Endocarditis (P1-4.014)

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Key Points

This report describes a rare instance of a basilar tip mycotic aneurysm arising from Streptococcus mitis endocarditis.
Clinical case report of a unique mycotic aneurysm
Review of diagnostic challenges associated with intracranial mycotic aneurysms
Identification of a basilar tip mycotic aneurysm linked to infective endocarditis
Highlighted the complexity of diagnosing intracranial mycotic aneurysms effectively

Implication

Case report details a mycotic aneurysm caused by endocarditis, highlighting diagnostic difficulties.

Abstract

Describe a rare case of basilar tip mycotic aneurysm (BTMA) secondary to Streptococcus mitis endocarditis and review the diagnostic challenges of intracranial mycotic aneurysms (ICMAs).

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Choi et al. (2026) studied this question.

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