Bilateral shoulder fracture is a rare event and convulsive epileptic seizure is one of the most common causes. Detailed physical and neurovascular examination are important but shoulder’s antero- posterior and axillary radiographs are essential to reveal a possible fracture and/or dislocation. Diagnosis could be difficult and often missed because of the importance given to patient’s neurological issue. We present a case of a young man with an acute undiagnosed bilateral fracture of proximal humerus as complication of a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. After seven days we performed a surgical procedure of bilateral reduction and osteosynthesis with angular stability plate and screws.

Bilateral shoulder pain after a generalized tonic-clonic seizure: case report of an acute undiagnosed bilateral fracture of proximal humerus

CASTELLINI, IACOPO;ANDREANI, LORENZO;ZARRA, VERONICA;LISANTI, MICHELE
2014-01-01

Abstract

Bilateral shoulder fracture is a rare event and convulsive epileptic seizure is one of the most common causes. Detailed physical and neurovascular examination are important but shoulder’s antero- posterior and axillary radiographs are essential to reveal a possible fracture and/or dislocation. Diagnosis could be difficult and often missed because of the importance given to patient’s neurological issue. We present a case of a young man with an acute undiagnosed bilateral fracture of proximal humerus as complication of a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. After seven days we performed a surgical procedure of bilateral reduction and osteosynthesis with angular stability plate and screws.
2014
Castellini, Iacopo; Enrico, Bonicoli; Andreani, Lorenzo; Zarra, Veronica; Lisanti, Michele
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