Seizure-induced thoracic spine compression fracture: Case report

Toshiyuki Takahashi; Teiji Tominaga; Hiroshi Shamoto; Hiroaki Shimizu; Takashi Yoshimoto; Gavin Fabinyi

doi:10.1016/S0090-3019(02)00837-6

Seizure-induced thoracic spine compression fracture: Case report

Toshiyuki Takahashi, Teiji Tominaga, Hiroshi Shamoto, Hiroaki Shimizu, Takashi Yoshimoto, Gavin Fabinyi

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Vertebral fracture caused solely by a convulsive seizure has rarely been reported in the neurosurgical literature. CASE DESCRIPTION: We describe a 34-year-old male with severe back pain from a thoracic fracture occurring in association with a seizure during hospitalization for treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy. Bone mineral densities in the lumbar spine and the femoral neck were decreased, possibly by long-term anti-epileptic medication. Muscle contractions during a seizure can result in vertebral fractures, especially at the thoracic levels. CONCLUSION: A complaint of back pain after a convulsive seizure should prompt radiologic investigation for vertebral fracture, even in the absence of external trauma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	214-216
Number of pages	3
Journal	Surgical Neurology
Volume	58
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0090-3019(02)00837-6
Publication status	Published - 2002 Jan 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Epilepsy
Fracture
Seizure
Thoracic spine

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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