It has been reported that fractures are more common in epileptic patients relative to the general population. Seizures by repeated muscular contractions can increase fracture risk throughout the skeleton, but the reportedpapers about non traumatic vertebral fractures following a single episode of seizure are rare and mostly locatedin thoracic spine with only one or two vertebral fracture. The case we reported here was a 42 year old otherwisehealthy man who had three vertebral fractures due to a single idiopathic seizure affected the lumbar region withno previous history of underlying disease, trauma, or drug use.
Ebrahim Ghayem Hasankhani and Farzad Omidi-Kashani.
Associate Professor of Orthopedic, Orthopedic Research Center, Orthopedic department, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical science, Mashhad, Iran.
Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2013 Nov 1;27(4):233-5.
AbstractIt has been reported that fractures are more common in epileptic patients relative to the general population.Seizures by repeated muscular contractions can increase fracture risk throughout the skeleton, but the reportedpapers about non traumatic vertebral fractures following a single episode of seizure are rare and mostly locatedin thoracic spine with only one or two vertebral fracture. The case we reported here was a 42 year old otherwisehealthy man who had three vertebral fractures due to a single idiopathic seizure affected the lumbar region withno previous history of underlying disease, trauma, or drug use.