Open AccessMultimodal imaging tools for diagnosis of fat embolism
Author(s) -
Nandavar Shobha,
Pablo García Bermejo,
Rohit Bhatia,
Young-Bin Choi,
Eric E. Smith,
Andrew M. Demchuk
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.82232
Subject(s) - medicine , fat embolism syndrome , medical diagnosis , magnetic resonance imaging , differential diagnosis , transcranial doppler , radiology , triad (sociology) , embolism , fat embolism , surgery , pathology , psychology , psychoanalysis
It is important to consider several differential diagnoses in a patient presenting with altered sensorium following surgery. Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a serious condition that needs to be excluded. Although criteria for diagnosis of FES are available, all patients may not satisfy them. We discuss a patient who presented with an incomplete triad of the FES, where the diagnosis was supported by transcranial doppler monitoring of microembolic signals and magnetic resonance imaging.