Cerebral Fat Embolism with Multiple Rib and Thoracic Spinal Fractures.
- Author:
Yoon Soo LEE
1
;
Seong Hyun PARK
;
In Suk HAMM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. nsdoctor@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fat embolism;
Multiple injuries;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Brain;
Embolism, Fat*;
Fractures, Bone;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Multiple Trauma;
Ribs*;
Spinal Fractures*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2004;36(5):408-411
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cerebral fat embolism(CFE) is a rarely reported and usually underestimated disease entity. It is important to consider the possibility of CFE when intracranial lesions on brain magnetic resonance(MR) imaging without direct relation to the trauma are seen in patients with multiple bone fractures. The authors report a case of CFE caused by trauma with multiple enhancing lesions on the enhanced T1-weighted MR images and high signal intensity on T2-weighted images in a 24-year-old-man with multiple bone fractures.
