Pathophysiology-based Interpretation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Management of Cerebral Fat Embolism: Case Report and Review of Literature

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Cerebral fat embolism (CFE) is a rare, albeit potentially lethal complication of longbone fractures. All trauma patients who are initially lucid and subsequently experience mental status deterioration should undergo immediate evaluation of possible CFE. In the present case, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was the most sensitive technique for the diagnosis of CFE, particularly the use of diffusionweighted images (DWI). The authors present this case to report a pathophysiologybased interpretation of the MR characteristics and treatment of CFE.

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