Post‐traumatic cerebral fat embolism syndrome with a favourable outcome: a case report
Abstract Background Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a change in physiology resulting from mechanical causes, trauma, or sepsis. Neurological manifestations of FES can vary from mild cognitive changes to coma and even cerebral oedema and brain death. Here, we present an unusual case of cerebral fat em...
Main Authors: | Wei Wang, Weibi Chen, Yan Zhang, Yingying Su, Yuping Wang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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Series: | BMC Neurology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02076-0 |
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