Fat embolism syndrome in a patient demonstrating only neurologic symptoms

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 398-402

  Bardana, David ^a   Rudan, John ^a,b   Cervenko, Frank ^a   Smith, Roger ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IBUPROFEN; METHOTREXATE; OXYGEN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; BRAIN; COMA; EMBOLISM, FAT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031660734     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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