Reversible cytotoxic cerebral edema in cerebral fat embolism

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 620-623

  Butteriss, D J A ^a   Mahad, D ^a   Soh, C ^a   Walls, T ^a   Weir, D ^a   Birchall, Daniel ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOTOXICITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; REMISSION; SYMPTOM; TACHYPNEA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHITE MATTER; ADOLESCENT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN EDEMA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EMBOLISM, FAT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM;

EID: 33745916138     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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