Isolated Cerebral Fat Embolism After Trauma
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Isolated Cerebral Fat Embolism After Trauma

Istanbul Med J 2016;17(4):144-146 DOI: 10.5152/imj.2016.46330
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Abstract

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