title: Cortical blindness along with motor aphasia: An unusual presentation of fat embolism syndrome.
abstract: Fat embolism syndrome presented with the classical triad of respiratory manifestations (95%), cerebral effects (60%) and Petechial rash (33%). Focal neurological symptoms in the form of combined bilateral cortical blindness and motor aphasia even prior to respiratory symptoms have been never reported in previous literature. We describe a case of these rare focal neurological symptoms secondary to the fat embolism syndrome in a young adult male following closed femur fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur 302004, India.
authors.forename: Umesh Kumar
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Meena
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur 302004, India.
authors.forename: Ravinder Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Lamoria
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur 302004, India.
authors.forename: Ravi Kant
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Millan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur 302004, India.
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur 302004, India.
authors.forename: Mahendra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur 302004, India.
authors.forename: Mahesh Chand
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bansal
keywords: Cortical blindness; Fat embolism syndrome; Femur fracture; Gurd's criteria; Motor aphasia