title: Multimodal imaging tools for diagnosis of fat embolism.
abstract: It is important to consider several differential diagnoses in a patient presenting with altered sensorium following surgery. Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a serious condition that needs to be excluded. Although criteria for diagnosis of FES are available, all patients may not satisfy them. We discuss a patient who presented with an incomplete triad of the FES, where the diagnosis was supported by transcranial doppler monitoring of microembolic signals and magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Calgary Stroke Program, Calgary, Canada.
authors.forename: Nandavar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shobha
authors.forename: Pablo Garcia
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Bermejo
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Youngbin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Eric E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Demchuk