title: [Epileptic seizure-induced vertebral body fractures].
abstract: In 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.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädische Chirurgie und Traumatologie des Bewegungsapparates, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Schweiz. andreas.ladurner@kssg.ch.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ladurner
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädische Chirurgie und Traumatologie des Bewegungsapparates, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Schweiz.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Forster
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädische Chirurgie und Traumatologie des Bewegungsapparates, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Schweiz.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Külling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Conservative therapy; Course; Differential diagnosis; Epilepsy; Operative therapy