[Fat embolism syndrome in the brain: a clinical case triggered after fracture of the humerus and without any associated respiratory distress]

Rev Neurol. 2015 Jan 1;60(1):45-6.
[Article in Spanish]
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anemia / etiology
  • Brain Ischemia / diagnosis
  • Brain Ischemia / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Embolism, Fat / diagnosis
  • Embolism, Fat / etiology*
  • Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / blood
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / diagnosis
  • Gait Disorders, Neurologic / etiology
  • Humans
  • Humeral Fractures / blood
  • Humeral Fractures / complications*
  • Humeral Fractures / urine
  • Intracranial Embolism / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Embolism / etiology*
  • Lipids / urine
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Purpura / etiology
  • Respiration
  • Retinal Artery Occlusion / diagnosis
  • Retinal Artery Occlusion / etiology*
  • Thrombocytopenia / etiology

Substances

  • Fatty Acids, Nonesterified
  • Lipids