A common feature of infective endocarditis (IE) is the risk of organ embolization with approximately 30% of IE patients presenting at least one embolic event (EE), with the most common site of embolization being the central nervous system. [1–4] Since the majority of EEs are asymptomatic, the reported rate depends on the imaging practices. [3,5,6] In the European Endocarditis Registry, EURO-ENDO, 53% of patients had a multislice Computed Tomography (CT). [7] In a previous study, systematically performed cerebral MRI found cerebral EEs in 82% of patients (79% among asymptomatic patients), leading to modification of management in 22% of patients.
