title: Late recovery in cerebral fat embolism.
abstract: Fat embolism syndrome presenting primarily with cerebral manifestations is rarely reported. We report here two such patients who showed complete recovery following initial deterioration. The aim of these reports is to highlight that prolonged intensive care and good rehabilitation can lead to normal neurologic recovery despite poor clinical picture initially. The importance of adequate oxygenation to prevent secondary brain damage is emphasized during prolonged recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Kp
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srikanth
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Sr
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sundararajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajasekaran
keywords: Cerebral fat embolism; fat embolism syndrome; magnetic resonance imaging brain