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Institution: STANFORD Univ Med Center  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 6 No. 2, March 1997   Archives  •  Online Features BRIEF REPORTS  This Article  • Abstract  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal Nocturnal Vertebral Compression Fracture A Presenting Feature of Unrecognized Epileptic Seizures Amer G. Aboukasm, MD; Brien J. Smith, MD Arch Fam Med. 1997;6(2):185-187. References Article references have been provided for searching and linking. Additional reference information may be available in the article PDF. 1. Brown RL. Bilateral dislocation of the shoulder. Injury. 1984;15:267-273. PUBMED 2. Goldman A, Sherman O, Price A, Minkoff J. Posterior fracture-dislocation of the shoulder with biceps tendon Interposition. J Trauma. 1987;27:1083-1086. PUBMED 3. Kelly JP. Fractures complicating electroconvulsive therapy and chronic epilepsy. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1954;36:70-79. PUBMED 4. Kristiansen BN, Cristensen S. Fractures of the proximal end of the humerus caused by convulsive seizures. Injury. 1984;16:108-109. PUBMED 5. Lingley RJ, Robbins LL. Fractures following electroshock therapy. Neurology. 1947;48:124-128. 6. Shaw JL. Bilateral posterior fracture-dislocation of the shoulder and other trauma caused by convulsive seizures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1971;53:1437-1440. FREE FULL TEXT 7. Finelli PF, Cardi JK. Seizures as a cause of fracture. Neurology. 1989;39:858-860. FREE FULL TEXT 8. Lehndorff H. Deformitäten der Wirbelsäule und der Rippen im Verlaufe eines schweren Tetanus. Wien Med Wochenschr. 1907;6:186. 9. Pedersen KK, Christiansen C, Ahlgren P, Lund M. Incidence of fractures of the vertebral spine in epileptic patients. Acta Neurol Scand. 1976;54:200-203. PUBMED 10. Vasconcelos D. Compression fractures of the vertebrae during major epileptic seizures. Epilepsia. 1973;14:323-328. PUBMED 11. Dubost JJ, Venay D, Soubrier M, Cauhape P, Bussiére JL, Sauvezie B. Vertebral compression in epilepsy: analyses of 8 cases. Rev Med Interne. 1993;14:294-296. PUBMED 12. Heller E, Binder RL. Clozapine and seizures. Am J Psychiatry. 1990;147:1069-1071. FREE FULL TEXT 13. Hepburn DA, Steel JN, Frier BN. Hypoglycemic convulsions cause serious musculoskeletal injuries in patients with IDDM. Diabetes Care. 1989;12:32-34. ABSTRACT 14. McCullen GM, Brown CC. Seizure-induced thoracic burst fractures: a case report. Spine. 1994;19:77-79. PUBMED 15. Youssef JA, McCullen G, Brown CC. Seizure-induced lumbar burst fractures. Spine. 1995;20:1301-1303. PUBMED 16. Salinsky M, Kanter R, Dashieff RM. Effectiveness of multiple EEGs in supporting the diagnosis of epilepsy: an operational curve. Epilepsia. 1987;28:331-334. PUBMED