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[A case of fat embolism of brain confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging]
1Kliniki Neurologicznej II Wydziału Lekarskiego AM w Warszawie.
Neurologia I Neurochirurgia Polska
|March 1, 1996
Abstract:
This is a case report of 21 years old man with a multifragment fracture of shank bones acquired in a car accident. Two days after accident symptoms of cerebral fat embolisms developed. Presence of multiple fat emboli was confirmed in MRI.
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A car accident caused a young man
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Neurology
- Radiology
Background:
- Multifragment fractures of the shank bones can occur following severe trauma.
- Fat embolism syndrome is a rare but serious complication following long bone fractures.