title: Cerebral fat embolism as a rare possible complication of traumatic pancreatitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Neurological complications following an acute attack of pancreatitis have been described. They are mainly in the form of encephalopathy, retinopathy and rarely polyneuropathy. Cerebral infarction following an acute attack of pancreatitis is very rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 25 year old male, who developed multiple cerebral infarcts (both hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic) as a complication of acute pancreatitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is probably the first case report where a cerebral fat embolism during the course of acute pancreatitis has been hypothesized as a cause of cerebral infarction leading to hemiplegia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India. ashish_ritibhalla@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sachdev
authors.forename: Sarabmeet Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lehl
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: D'Cruz
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed