The clinical manifestations and the imaging examinations of 23 patients with fat embolism syndrome
- VernacularTitle:23例脂肪栓塞综合征患者的临床及影像学检查
- Author:
Yuheng SUN
;
Peng WU
;
Honghua WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Embolism,fat;
Nervous system;
Tomography,X-ray computed;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neurology
1999;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the neurological manifestations and the imaging examimations the patients with fat embolism syndrome (FES) so as improve the early diagnosis and decrease mortality. Method The clinical manifestations and the related imaging examinations of 23 patients with FES were analyzed. Result 22 cases got complete recovery without any neuro-system sequla. One case died of respiratory failure. Conclusions Once nervous system symptom is observed in the patient with fracture,FES should be considered,and further examinations, such as MRI, should be performed.The patient who was suspected to be suffered from CEF has to take the skull MRI.
