Case Report

Isolated Cerebral Fat Embolism After Trauma

10.5152/imj.2016.46330

  • Esengül Liman
  • Ufuk Emre
  • Hüsniye Aslan
  • Veysel Erden
  • Yeşim Karagöz
  • Yunus Emre Akman

Received Date: 26.05.2015 Accepted Date: 16.02.2016 İstanbul Med J 2016;17(4):144-146

Isolated cerebral fat embolism is characterized with a decline in the level of consciousness, seizures, and neurological deficits after long bone fractures. In this report, we present a case of isolated cerebral fat embolism after femur fracture.

Keywords: Long bone fracture, cerebral fat embolism, trauma