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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52852/tcncyh.v171i10.1989
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Vol. 171 No. 10 (2023)
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Trưởng, P. N., Hải, H. B. ., Hà, V. V. ., & Dũng, N. A. . (2023). 42. Acute stroke secondary to fat embolism post trauma: A case report and literature review. Journal of Medical Research, 171(10), 367-373. https://doi.org/10.52852/tcncyh.v171i10.1989

42. Acute stroke secondary to fat embolism post trauma: A case report and literature review

Pham Ngoc Truong, Hoang Bui Hai, Vu Viet Ha, Nguyen Anh Dung

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Abstract

Fatty embolism syndrome (FES) is a potentially life-threatening presentation in post-traumatic patients, commonly seen in closed fractures of long bones. Cerebral infarction due to fat embo-lism is one of its clinical manifestations. We reported a clinical case admitted to Hanoi Medical University Hospital because of a coma after a fall resulting in a right femoral neck fracture; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed multifocal cerebral infarction. The patient was treated with corticosteroids, anticoagulation, and supportive care. The patient's state of con-sciousness gradually improved after therapies. Although there have been many cases reported around the world, there was no case recorded in Vietnam until this recorded event.

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Cerebral infarction, fat embolism

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