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http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2016.59.3.319

Quadriplegia Following Epileptic Seizure : Things to Keep in Mind  

Kozak, Hasan Huseyin (Department of Neurology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University)
Yesilbudak, Zulal (Deparment of Neurology, Beyhekim State Hospital)
Sisman, Lokman (Deparment of Neurosurgery, Beyhekim State Hospital)
Uca, Ali Ulvi (Department of Neurology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University)
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society / v.59, no.3, 2016 , pp. 319-321 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Epilepsy; Injury; Quadriplegia; Rapid sequence intubation;
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