Isolated Cerebral Fat Emboli Syndrome in Multiply Injured Patients: A review of Three Cases and the Literature

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1395-1402

  Meyer, Nicholas ^a   Pennington, William T ^a   Dewitt, David ^a   Schmeling, Gregory J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMBOLISM, FAT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA;

EID: 38949102011     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000223953.05151.96     Document Type: Article

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