A Suspected Case of Cerebral Fat Embolism Triggering a Drug-resistant Status Epilepticus in a HbS/β+-Thalassaemia Patient

A Suspected Case of Cerebral Fat Embolism Triggering a Drug-resistant Status Epilepticus in a HbS/β⁺-Thalassaemia Patient

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2022 Mar 1;14(1):e2022019. doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2022.019. eCollection 2022.

¹ Department of Oncology and Onco-haematology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
² Dino Ferrari Centre, Neuroscience Section, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (DEPT), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Rare Diseases Centre, General Medicine Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

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Keywords: Cerebral fat embolism; Eritroexchange; Sickle cell disease; Status epilepticus.