Nocturnal seizure and simultaneous bilateral shoulder fracture-dislocation

Ilfita Sahbudin; Andrew Filer

doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-213489

Nocturnal seizure and simultaneous bilateral shoulder fracture-dislocation

BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Feb 2:2016:bcr2015213489. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213489.

Authors

Ilfita Sahbudin¹, Andrew Filer¹

Affiliation

¹ Rheumatology Research Group Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK Rheumatology Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.

Abstract

An otherwise fit and well 27-year-old man presented with acute onset unexplained bilateral shoulder pain, and was found to have bilateral shoulder fractures and dislocations on imaging. Although features were atypical, a nocturnal seizure causing the bilateral shoulder fractures was suspected and EEG showed features compatible with epilepsy.

2016 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Epilepsy / complications*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Shoulder Dislocation / diagnostic imaging
Shoulder Dislocation / etiology*
Shoulder Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Shoulder Fractures / etiology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed