Low pressure headache and cerebral fat embolism from a sacral fracture through a Tarlov cyst: a case report [PDF]
J Med Case Rep, 2023 Background Here we report the only formally documented case in the United Kingdom, to our knowledge, of a cerebral fat embolism secondary to non-iatrogenic trauma through a Tarlov cyst.
D. Anandkumar +3 more
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Cerebral Fat Embolism Syndrome in a Patient With an Aortic Dissection and Orthopedic Injuries: A Case Report [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Traumatic brain injury is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in adults and can be associated with severe secondary complications, including post-traumatic cerebral infarction.
Samuel Gearhart, A. Nguyen, A. Vance
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A Fatal Case of Cerebral Fat Embolism: A Case Report [PDF]
CureusFat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare but serious multisystem syndrome that occurs after 0.9% to 2.2% of fractures, with long bone and pelvic fractures being the most common.
Xi Yao Gui, Waqas Ahmad, Ismail Ali
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Complete Neurologic Recovery of Cerebral Fat Embolism Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Sickle cell disease is one of the most common inherited hemoglobinopathies diagnosed in the United States. Patients often present with severe anemia, pain crises, infections, and vaso-occlusive phenomena.
O. Oyedeji +4 more
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Case Report: Recovery of consciousness ahead of MRI image lesion information in cerebral fat embolism syndrome [PDF]
Front Med (Lausanne)Background The absence of definitive international guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of fat embolism syndrome (FES) has prompted clinicians to undertake independent research. The admission of a patient with suspected cerebral FES (CFES) prompted
Zhixiong Zhuang +3 more
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Cerebral Fat Embolism Syndrome [PDF]
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2019 Vikram Rao Bollineni +2 more
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Case Reports in Clinical PracticeFat embolism syndrome (FES) is a life-threatening complication following long bone fractures, primarily affecting the pulmonary circulation. However, cerebral fat embolism (CFE) is a rare yet severe variant that can occur when fat emboli bypass the ...
Abhijeet Sharma, Akansha Jain
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Effectiveness of Decompressive Hemicraniectomy to Treat a Life-Threatening Cerebral Fat Embolism [PDF]
Case Reports in Critical Care, 2019 Background and Importance. Cerebral fat embolism (CFE) occurs mainly after long-bone fractures. Often reducing to minor neurological disorders as confusion, it can sometimes cause more severe consequences such as coma or even death.
Charlène Couturier +4 more
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Occurrence of Numerous Cerebral White Matter Hyperintensities in Trauma Patients With Cerebral Fat Embolism: A Systematic Review and Report of Two Cases [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 There has been little effort to identify an overall occurrence of numerous cerebral white matter hyperintensities (NCWMH) on relevant brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences in postinjury cerebral fat embolism syndrome (CFES) patients.
Gregory S. Huang +2 more
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Rare Encounter of Cerebral Fat Embolism Post Motor Vehicle Accident: A Case Report [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is known to occur when fat macroglobules get embolized into the blood circulation, whereby they then get dispersed out to multiple organs including the brain.
Deepak Singh Peram Singh, Lim Wei Yuan
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