title: Pancreatic encephalopathy.
abstract: Cerebral fat embolism was established as the cause of death in a 34-year-old man with acute pancreatitis. Encephalopathy complicating pancreatitis may be due to hypoxia secondary to pulmonary fat embolism, cerebral fat embolism, or the complicating syndromes of disseminated intravascular coagulation or hyperosmolality.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000209:etiology; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome