Computed tomographic findings of cerebral fat embolism following multiple bone fractures
| Autor: | Suzet Tan, Siong Lung Wong, Huong Ling Law |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Accidents Traffic Embolism Fat General Medicine medicine.disease Computed tomographic Young Adult Treatment Outcome Intracranial Embolism medicine Humans Radiography Thoracic Radiology Ct findings Fat embolism Tomography X-Ray Computed Complication business Femoral Fractures |
| Zdroj: | Singapore Medical Journal. :e28-e30 |
| ISSN: | 0037-5675 |
| DOI: | 10.11622/smedj.2013035 |
| Popis: | Fat embolism to the lungs and brain is an uncommon complication following fractures. Few reports with descriptions of computed tomographic (CT) findings of emboli to the brain or cerebral fat embolism are available. We report a case of cerebral fat embolism following multiple skeletal fractures and present its CT findings here. |
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