Atraumatic bilateral humeral head fracture secondary to single seizure

Description Case 1: A 51-year-old man presented with a single unprovoked generalised tonic clonic seizure (GTCSz), lasting for 4min, he developed postseizure bilateral shoulder pain and was unable to move his arms as they were painful; there was a history of seizure 7years ago, he was not on any ant...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2017-11, Vol.2017, p.bcr-2017-221868
Hauptverfasser: Alduhoori, Amal A., Renganathan, Radhakrishnan, Dehdashtian, Ali Reza, Siddiqui, Khurram A
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Zusammenfassung:Description Case 1: A 51-year-old man presented with a single unprovoked generalised tonic clonic seizure (GTCSz), lasting for 4min, he developed postseizure bilateral shoulder pain and was unable to move his arms as they were painful; there was a history of seizure 7years ago, he was not on any antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). [...]patients who have a history of epilepsy on AEDs, there is a high risk of fracture dislocation, especially if they are elderly women. 3 In addition, bone health, degree and severity of fall, laxed muscle with osteoporotic bones, all play a role in this complication. Use of antiepileptic drugs and risk of fractures: case-control study among patients with epilepsy.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2017-221868