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ArticleBMJ case reports2024

Cerebral fat emboli in a patient with paraplegia caused by bilateral femur fractures.

Lasse Fisker Nielsen, Frank Pott, Allan Lohse, Monica Nicole Talibi, Markus Harboe Olsen

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lasse Fisker NielsenDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark bmj@l-fn.dk.
Frank PottDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Allan LohseDepartment of Neurology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Monica Nicole TalibiDepartment of Radiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Markus Harboe OlsenDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Bispebjerg Hospital · DKRigshospitalet · DK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebral fat embolism is a rare cause of stroke and therefore an overlooked diagnosis. Often it is seen as a consequence of major bone fractures or after arthroplasty, and can lead to respiratory or circulatory collapse. We present a case of a patient with a history of paraplegia after a thoracic spinal cord injury that developed cerebral fat embolism following a bilateral femur fracture. Since the patient was paraplegic and with an altered mental state upon admission, femoral bone fractures were not initially suspected. The case shows the difficulties in diagnosing this condition.

Indexed as

Embolism, FatFemoral FracturesSpinal Cord InjuriesFemurHumansParaplegiaAdult intensive careNeuroimagingNeurological injuryStrokeTrauma

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PMID38176747
PMCPMC10773286
OpenAlexW4390631595

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