Increase in optic nerve sheath diameter predicts early cerebral involvement in fat embolism syndrome
Early diagnosis of cerebral fat embolism in a patient with contradiction to MRI is challenging. Here we report an interesting case, where the raised optic nerve sheath diameter helped us to predict the early cerebral involvement with fat emboli in a left femoral shaft fracture patient. MRI scan coul...
Main Authors: | Arnab Banerjee, Richa Aggarwal, Kapil dev Soni, Anjan Tirkha |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-05-01
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Series: | Chinese Journal of Traumatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127521000274 |
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