Cerebral fat embolism

Case contributed by Rajesh Shanklesha , 1 Jun 2014
Diagnosis probable
Changed by Yuranga Weerakkody, 1 Jun 2014

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CEREBRAL FAT EMBOLISMCerebral fat embolism
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knownKnown case of fracturefractured femoral shaft femur
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http://radiopaedia.org/articles/fat-embolism-syndromeThere are multiple punctate nonconfluent hyperintensities seen involving basal ganglia, periventricular white matter and grey matter -white matter junction in whole of cerebrum and cerebellum on T2WI and FLAIR in a traumatic patient typical of cerebral fat embolism .

  • -<p>http://radiopaedia.org/articles/fat-embolism-syndrome</p>
  • +<p>There are multiple punctate nonconfluent hyperintensities seen involving basal ganglia, periventricular white matter and grey matter -white matter junction in whole of cerebrum and cerebellum on T2WI and FLAIR in a traumatic patient typical of cerebral fat embolism .</p>

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 There are multiple punctate nonconfluent hyperintensities seen involving basal ganglia, periventricular white matter and grey matter -white matter junction in whole of cerebrum and cerebellum on T2WI and FLAIR in a traumatic patient typical of cerebral fat embolism . see below

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