Case report: magnetic resonance imaging in cerebral fat embolism. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • An 18-year-old male patient was admitted as an emergency following multiple trauma. His conscious level rapidly deteriorated. He became hypoxic, developed decerebrate posturing and a petechial rash. A clinical diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome was made. The literature has been reviewed and the cerebral magnetic resonance imaging findings are described and discussed.

published proceedings

  • Clin Radiol

author list (cited authors)

  • Finlay, M. E., & Benson, M. D.

citation count

  • 25

complete list of authors

  • Finlay, ME||Benson, MD

publication date

  • January 1996