title: Cognitive outcome of cerebral fat embolism.
abstract: Cerebral fat embolism is an uncommon but serious complication of long-bone fracture. We report a young adult patient who sustained fat embolism after a femoral fracture. He developed stupor and coma within 24 hours from his injury. His acute recovery was characterized by marked frontal dysfunction. A comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation 4 months later revealed overall normal cognitive function, except for mild residual frontal dysfunction and weakness of verbal memory.
authors: Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. manousakisg@neuro.wustl.edu
authors: Georgios
authors: G
authors: Manousakis
authors: Dong Y
authors: DY
authors: Han
authors: Miroslav
authors: M
authors: Backonja
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D020127:Recovery of Function; D053608:Stupor / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D055815:Young Adult