• Der Unfallchirurg · Dec 2015

    Case Reports

    [Epileptic seizure-induced vertebral body fractures].

    • A Ladurner, T Forster, and F A Külling.
    • Klinik für Orthopädische Chirurgie und Traumatologie des Bewegungsapparates, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Schweiz. andreas.ladurner@kssg.ch.
    • Unfallchirurg. 2015 Dec 1; 118 (12): 1067-9.

    AbstractIn the literature epilepsy is described as the most common cause of generalized seizures. Vertebral body fractures are a rare complication of epileptic convulsions, occurring with an incidence of 3%. We present the case of a 37-year-old healthy patient, who sustained contiguous fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine during the first manifestation of epilepsy with primary localized and then secondary generalized epileptic seizures. A complication-free outcome was achieved with a combination of conservative and operative therapies.

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