Fat embolism and fat embolism syndrome

DL Rothberg, CA Makarewich - JAAOS-Journal of the American …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Fat embolism (FE) occurs frequently after trauma and during orthopaedic procedures
involving manipulation of intramedullary contents. Classically characterized as a triad of …

[HTML][HTML] Fat embolism syndrome–a qualitative review of its incidence, presentation, pathogenesis and management

C Timon, C Keady, CG Murphy - Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES) is a poorly defined clinical phenomenon which has
been attributed to fat emboli entering the circulation. It is common, and its clinical …

From the diagnosis to the therapeutic management: cerebral fat embolism, a clinical challenge

M Scarpino, G Lanzo, F Lolli… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Cerebral fat embolism (CFE) is an uncommon incomplete type of fat embolism syndrome
(FES), characterized by purely cerebral involvement. It usually occurs 12–72 hours after the …

Cerebral fat embolism after traumatic bone fractures: a structured literature review and analysis of published case reports

L Vetrugno, E Bignami, C Deana, F Bassi… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background The incidence of cerebral fat embolism (CFE) ranges from 0.9–11%, with a
mean mortality rate of around 10%. Although no univocal explanation has been identified for …

Microbleeds show a characteristic distribution in cerebral fat embolism

O Giyab, B Balogh, P Bogner, O Gergely, A Tóth - Insights into imaging, 2021 - Springer
This systematic review aims to test the hypothesis that microbleeds detected by MRI are
common and show a characteristic pattern in cerebral fat embolism (CFE). Eighty-four …

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy: review of clinico‐radiological features and mimics

R Sharma, S Dearaugo, B Infeld… - Journal of Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is an important cause of lobar intracerebral
haemorrhage (ICH) in the elderly, but has other clinico‐radiological manifestations. In the …

Clinical applications of diffusion-weighted sequence in brain imaging: Beyond stroke

S Gaddamanugu, O Shafaat, H Sotoudeh, AH Sarrami… - Neuroradiology, 2022 - Springer
Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is a well-established MRI sequence for diagnosing early
stroke and provides therapeutic implications. However, DWI yields pertinent information in …

Prospective study examining the probability of cerebral fat embolism based on magnetic resonance imaging

N Kanda, T Miyake, H Okada, Y Mizuno, M Ichihashi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Purpose Cerebral fat embolism (CFE) is a rare syndrome caused by the embolization of fat
particles into the brain circulation. This prospective single-center observational study …

T2*-weighted and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging differentiation of cerebral fat embolism from diffuse axonal injury

AM Rutman, EJ Rapp, DS Hippe, B Vu… - Journal of Computer …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective This study differentiates cerebral fat embolism (CFE) and diffuse axonal injury
(DAI) on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) and T2*-weighted magnetic …

Cerebral fat embolism: clinical presentation, diagnostic steps and long-term follow-up

J Dunkel, C Roth, F Erbguth, W Dietrich… - European …, 2017 - karger.com
Objective: Symptomatic cerebral fat embolism (CFE) is a rare complication that occurs after a
traumatic injury or orthopaedic surgery and is diagnostically challenging. No data is …