Cerebral fat embolism: Pulmonary contusion is a more important etiology than long bone fractures

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 86-90

  Aydin, M D ^a,b   Akcay F ^a   Aydin, N ^a   Gundogdu C ^b  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain; Fat embolism; Long bone fracture; Pulmonary contusion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN EMBOLISM; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMUR FRACTURE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOLOGY; LUNG CONTUSION; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION;

ANIMALS; CHIMERA; CONTUSIONS; EMBOLISM, FAT; FEMORAL FRACTURES; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; LUNG; MALE; RABBITS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 15244347772     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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