Paradoxical Cerebral Fat Embolism in an Adolescent PLHA: A Convergence of Trauma, ART Induced Hypercoagulability, and Septal Heart Defect [PDF]
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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Cerebral fat embolism after traumatic bone fractures: a structured literature review and analysis of published case reports [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background The incidence of cerebral fat embolism (CFE) ranges from 0.9–11%, with a mean mortality rate of around 10%. Although no univocal explanation has been identified for the resulting fat embolism syndrome (FES), two hypotheses are widely thought ...
Luigi Vetrugno +13 more
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Late-onset isolated cerebral fat embolism syndrome after a simple tibial plateau fracture: a rare case report [PDF]
Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a complication of long bone fractures that often occurs within 72 hours of injury. Early-onset isolated cerebral fat embolism is catastrophic and rarely reported.
Ta-Li Hsu +5 more
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Cerebral Fat Embolism After Traumatic Long‐Bone Fracture: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsWe here describe a rare case of a 26‐year‐old male patient, presenting to our hospital after a motorcycle–car accident for the surgical management of long‐bone fractures to the tibia and femur and shoulder dislocation and undergoing orthopedic surgery ...
Mariachiara Ippolito +13 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 Huang GS, Dunham CM, Chance EA.
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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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Cerebral fat embolism: A diagnostic challenge
Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2011 Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a rare but a serious clinical catastrophe occurring after traumatic injury to long bones. Cerebral involvement in the absence of pulmonary or dermatological manifestation on initial presentation may delay the diagnosis of ...
Babita Gupta +6 more
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Preoperative vena cava filter placement in recurrent cerebral fat embolism following traumatic multiple fractures. [PDF]
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 2021 Di Bari S +8 more
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Catastrophic Cerebral Fat Embolism Syndrome Lacks Hyperacute MRI Findings. [PDF]
Neurol Clin Pract, 2021 Gusler MT +3 more
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Fat embolism syndrome with cerebral fat embolism through a patent foramen ovale: A case report. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore), 2020 Yang L, Wu J, Wang B.
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