Seizure and epilepsyare important neurological disorders with guardedprognosis. Orthopaedic complications following seizure can have various phenotypes including shoulder dislocation, fractures, etc. The occurrence of bilateral symmetricanterior shoulder dislocation after seizure is rare. In this case report, we discuss a 35-year-old-female presenting with bilateral anterior dislocation of shouldersafter seizure episodeand its outcome.
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Chakraborty R, Chaudhary SK, Nigam H. Bilateral symmetric anterior shoulder dislocation following seizure: A case report [Internet]. IP Indian J Anat Surg Head Neck Brain. 2025 [cited 2025 Oct 03];11(2):50-52. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijashnb.v.11.i.2.5
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Chakraborty, R., Chaudhary, S. K., Nigam, H. (2025). Bilateral symmetric anterior shoulder dislocation following seizure: A case report. IP Indian J Anat Surg Head Neck Brain, 11(2), 50-52. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijashnb.v.11.i.2.5
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Chakraborty, Rajarshi, Chaudhary, Sarvesh Kr, Nigam, Harish. "Bilateral symmetric anterior shoulder dislocation following seizure: A case report." IP Indian J Anat Surg Head Neck Brain, vol. 11, no. 2, 2025, pp. 50-52. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijashnb.v.11.i.2.5
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Chakraborty, R., Chaudhary, S. K., Nigam, H.. "Bilateral symmetric anterior shoulder dislocation following seizure: A case report." IP Indian J Anat Surg Head Neck Brain 11, no. 2 (2025): 50-52. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijashnb.v.11.i.2.5