Cerebral fat embolism studied by magnetic resonance imaging, transcranial Doppler sonography, and single photon emission computed tomography: case report.
Cerebral fat embolism syndrome is an uncommon complication of trauma. We present a patient who developed cerebral fat embolism syndrome secondary to long-bone fractures. Although computed tomography of the brain failed to show any intracranial lesion, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected scattered, high-signal-intensity lesions on T2-weighted images. 99mTc-d, 1-hexamethyl-propylene amine oxine single photon emission computed tomography (99mTc-HMPAO SPECT) and transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD) demonstrated low cerebral blood flow in the acute stage. MRI, 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT, and TCD correlated well with the clinical course of cerebral fat embolism syndrome.
Satoh
H
H
Department of Neurosurgery, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
Kurisu
K
K
Ohtani
M
M
Arita
K
K
Okabayashi
S
S
Nakahara
T
T
Migita
K
K
Iida
K
K
Kuroki
K
K
Ohbayashi
N
N
D000328:Adult; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications; D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000592:standards*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / Q000592:standards*