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ArticleTrauma case reports2025

Cerebral fat embolism presenting as paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity.

Stanford Schor, William Knight

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Article in Trauma case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Stanford SchorUniversity of Cincinnati, Department of Emergency Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, United States of America.
William KnightUniversity of Cincinnati, Department of Emergency Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, United States of America.

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Abstract

Traumatic injuries and procedures under anesthesia can both predispose patients to altered mental status for many reasons. In this case, a 21 year old man presented with an isolated femur fracture and developed paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after surgical fixation. This case highlights the diagnostic considerations when a trauma patient develops dysautonomia and altered mental status and explores therapeutic options for treating a patient with sympathetic storming.

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Fat embolismNeurologyParoxysmal sympathetic hyperactivitySympathetic stormingTrauma

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PMID41328440
PMCPMC12664970

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