Pathological fractures as a consequence of convulsive seizures without direct trauma occur in 0.3% of cases. Some lesions such as bilateral posterior dislocation of the shoulder, fracture-dislocation of the shoulder or fracture and/or dislocation of the hip strongly suggest a seizure as the aetiology. We report on a patient with simultaneous central dislocation of one hip with fracture of the contralateral femoral neck provoked by spontaneous seizures. Unrecognized associated injuries following a convulsion may result in long-term functional disability and legal consequences.
Las epilepsias mioclónicas constituyen un grupo heterogéneo, y a veces controvertido, debido fundamentalmente a que las crisis mioclónicas pueden manifestarse con distintos síndromes y en todas las etapas de la vida, desde el recién nacido hasta el anciano. Revisaremos en esta ocasión los principales tipos de epilepsias mioclónicas que pueden ocurrir en el adulto con excepción de las denominadas epilepsias mioclónicas progresivas que, en esta ocasión, son tratadas por otros autores. Seguiremos una clasificación basada en la de las epilepsias y síndromes epilépticos de la ILAE (Tabla I) [1].
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