Infectious endocarditis (IE) is a rare disease (1500 cases per year in France) with a poor prognosis (20 % of mortality). Neurological complications participate in the initial morbimortality but their long-term impact is poorly known. The acute neurological complications are symptomatic in approximately a quarter of patients. Neurological lesions are frequently observed using systematic cerebral imaging. In the IMAGE study, systematic cerebral MRI in 130 patients performed during the acute phase of IE allowed found cerebral lesion in 82 % of the patients and in 79 % of patients without neurological symptoms. The evolution of cerebral lesion, including brain micro-bleedings and their impact prognosis are not known.