初回痙攣発作後に発症した非外傷性腰椎椎体骨折の1例

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  A 40-year-old woman presented with unbearable low back pain that followed a witnessed epileptic seizure without any external injuries. This epileptic seizure was her first episode. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) revealed a compressed vertebral fracture at L3. She had no riskfactors for fractures such as osteoporosis, except for chronic alcoholism.

  Non-traumatic compressed fracture of the lumbar vertebral body is a rare entity. This type of injury may be due to the compressive force exerted on the vertebral column by the contraction of the trunk muscles during an epileptic seizure. Balloon kyphoplasty was performed, and she did not experience any symptoms postoperatively.

  This case emphasizes the importance of thorough examinations of patients after generalized convulsions.