title: Massive cerebral fat embolism leading to brain death: A rare presentation.
abstract: Fat embolism syndrome (FES) typically consists of a triad of neurological, pulmonary, and cutaneous symptoms. There exist few case reports of FES involving central nervous system (CNS) only without pulmonary involvement. In most of such cases, CNS involvement is partial, and patients recover fully neurologically within days. We report a rare and unusual case of massive cerebral fat embolism that led to brain death in trauma patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Richa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sugata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kapil Dev
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Soni
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shivanand
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gamangatti
keywords: Brain death; fat embolism; trauma