Serebral Yağ Embolisinde Difüzyon Ağırlıklı Manyetik Rezonans Görüntüleme

Abstract

Ad dress for Cor res pon den ce/Ya z›fl ma Ad re si:Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is primarily associated with long bone fractures of the lower extremities. FES typically occurs between 1 and 3 days after the trauma, and the clinical triad is hypoxia, neurologic symptoms and petechial rash. Neurologic symptoms vary widely from confusion to coma, and in rare instances death may occur. Magnetic resonance imaging is the most effective method used to diagnose cerebral FES. Typical findings are multiple punctate hyperintensities in the subcortical and deep white matter on T2 weighted and diffusion-weighted images. This is known as a starfield pattern. This paper discusses a case of cerebral FES in a patient who had neurologic symptoms after traumatic femur neck facture. (Turkish Journal of Neurology 2012; 18:108-10)