Delayed onset of generalized tonic-clonic seizures as a complication of halo orthosis. Case report.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 10763700.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
The authors report on the case of a 29-year-old man who presented with new-onset, generalized tonic-clonic seizures 11 years after being treated with a halo orthosis for a neurologically intact C-7 fracture. Neuroimaging and surgical findings indicated that the epileptic focus was scar tissue, which developed secondary to halo pin penetration of the skull. This complication of halo orthosis has not yet been reported in the literature.
Medical subject headings
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Cicatrix
- Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic
- Orthotic Devices
- Parietal Lobe
- Spinal Fractures
Anatomy
- cervical spine