A painful shoulder after a seizure
BMJ 2019; 366 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l4511 (Published 08 August 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;366:l4511- Tobenna Jerris Oputa, specialist registrar, trauma and orthopaedics1,
- Ronnie Davies, consultant, trauma and orthopaedics2
- 1Pennine Acute Hospitals, UK
- 2Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester, UK
- Correspondence to T Oputa tobi{at}doctors.org.uk
A 25 year old man presented to the emergency department with pain and reduced movement in his left shoulder following a generalised tonic clonic seizure. He had no medical history and no history of seizures. On examination, his level of consciousness was 15/15 on the Glasgow coma scale, and he had no neurological abnormalities. His left shoulder was notably deformed, with a posterior prominence, anterior flattening, rounding of the shoulder, and prominence of the coracoid process anteriorly. He held his left arm in internal rotation at the …
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