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When the fat hits the brain-salvage STA-MCA bypass for an intracranial ICA occlusion due to a fat embolus.

Jorn Van Der VekenAnna Lo PrestiMichael J MulcahyMarcus Andrew Stoodley
Published in: BMJ neurology open (2020)
Knowledge of acute cerebral ischaemia due to large fat embolism and its hallmark 'hypodense artery' is mandatory. Extracranial to intracranial bypass is a feasible rescue treatment after failure of endovascular embolectomy.
Keyphrases
  • adipose tissue
  • fatty acid
  • healthcare
  • pulmonary embolism
  • optic nerve
  • white matter
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • internal carotid artery
  • combination therapy
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation