Cerebral Fat Embolism in a Trauma Patient with Captured Imaging of Echogenic Emboli in the Inferior Vena Cava

Cerebral Fat Embolism in a Trauma Patient with Captured Imaging of Echogenic Emboli in the Inferior Vena Cava

The authors present a case of fat embolism syndrome after traumatic long-bone fracture in a patient with rapid neurologic deterioration and multiple cerebral embolic events. Diagnostic workup revealed the neuroradiologic findings classically described with cerebral fat emboli. The authors present ha...

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Main Authors: Nancy N. Wang, Nikhil Panda, Jeong S. Hyun, David Barounis, Thomas G. Weiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Ultrasound
Subjects:
cerebral fat embolism
fat embolism syndrome
long-bone trauma
ultrasound imaging
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644116300601

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