"CT "
"MRI "
"DWI:"
"SWI: profuse microhaemorrhages in the white matter (a walnut kernel pattern in ~90%) 12,13,16,17"
"T2/FLAIR: may show small areas of high signal intensity indicating vasogenic oedema (in ~30%) 16"
"T1: corresponding focal regions may show low T1 signal 9"
"T1 C+ (Gd): some areas of vasogenic oedema may enhance 16,17"
"Fat emboli plausibly reach the brain through either right-to-left cardiac shunt or through intact pulmonary circulation in those without a shunt 3,21. The prevalence of a patent foramen ovale has not, however, been shown to be higher in patients with cerebral fat embolism that that found in the general population 21."
Expected headings
"CT "
"MRI "
"Classification of MRI features"
"the clinical spectrum includes headache, lethargy, irritability, delirium, stupor, convulsions, or coma"