He presented with hemiparesis owing to brain embolism from multiple septic emboli originating from the aneurysm. Multidetector computed tomographic angiography contributed to the diagnosis.

More research is needed to determine exactly what causes AFE. A septic embolism occurs when a piece of infected tissue from ...

fat embolism, when when fat droplets, typically released from bone marrow (often after a fracture), enter the bloodstream and lodge in blood vessels; and septic embolism, involving emboli that ...