Cerebral fat embolism: usefulness of magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of cerebral fat embolism which occurred in a 33-year-old man after a diaphyseal femoral fracture without cranial traumatism. The initial examination showed an incomplete picture of coma with tetrapyramidal syndrome and cutaneomucous purpura. There was no respiratory damage. We present a magnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis of the cerebral lesions observed in the initial phase of the embolism, as well as follow-up, which has strengthened the clinical and imaging features for the diagnosis.
Medical subject headings
- Aspartic Acid
- Embolism, Fat
- Intracranial Embolism
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy