Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Fat Embolism Syndrome —Case Report—

Shigetaka ANEGAWA; Takashi HAYASHI; Ryuichiro TORIGOE; Tetsuzo OGASAWARA; Takahiro HASHIZUME

doi:10.2176/nmc.31.359

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Fat Embolism Syndrome

—Case Report—

Shigetaka ANEGAWA, Takashi HAYASHI, Ryuichiro TORIGOE, Tetsuzo OGASAWARA, Takahiro HASHIZUME

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Keywords: fat embolism syndrome, magnetic resonance imaging, cerebral infarction

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1991 Volume 31 Issue 6 Pages 359-361

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.31.359

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Abstract

The authors describe a case of fat embolism syndrome in a 20-year-old male. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated multiple small cerebral infarcts suggesting this is the cause of the associated cerebral dysfunction. He underwent chemotherapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy and recovered rapidly. MR imaging can provide prognostic indications in fat embolism syndrome.

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