Cerebral Fat Embolism Syndrome
Daichi Motomura, Tomotaka Takanosu
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TopicsBone fractures and treatments · Hip and Femur Fractures · Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
A 72-year-old man was presented to our hospital after falling. He was alert upon arrival, and diagnostic tests confirmed a fracture on the left femoral shaft (Figure 1). He was admitted to our hospital. On the 2^nd^ day of admission, he suddenly developed altered consciousness and hypotension. He showed no signs of respiratory failure or skin manifestation. No intracranial abnormalities were identified in computed tomography performed on the same day. On the 3^rd^ day of admission, the patient’s condition worsened, progressing to a comatose state. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed a star field pattern and diffuse microhemorrhages (Figure 2, 3, 4 and 5). Therefore, the patient was diagnosed with fat embolism syndrome. Owing to hemodynamic instability, internal fixation of the femoral shaft fracture was performed on the 6^th^ day of admission. His level of consciousness gradually improved, and he was transferred to a rehabilitation facility.
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Daichi Motomura wrote the first draft of the manuscript, and all authors commented on the previous versions of the manuscript. All the authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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