Quadriplegia Following Epileptic Seizure : Things to Keep in Mind.
10.3340/jkns.2016.59.3.319
- Author:
Hasan Hüseyin KOZAK
1
;
Zülal YEŞILBUDAK
;
Lokman ŞIŞMAN
;
Ali Ulvi UCA
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey. hhkozak@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Epilepsy;
Injury;
Quadriplegia;
Rapid sequence intubation
- MeSH:
Burns;
Contusions;
Epilepsy*;
Head;
Incidence;
Lacerations;
Quadriplegia*;
Seizures
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2016;59(3):319-321
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
People with epilepsy are believed to be at a higher risk of incurring accidental injury than people who do not have seizures. The incidence of injury, either due to seizure or accident as a consequent of seizure is also high and varies from 0.03% to 3%. The most common injuries are head contusions, lacerations, burns and fractures. In this article, we present a case of quadriplegia after a generalized epileptic seizure.
