Article
[Novel mutation in long QT syndrome in a patient with prior diagnosis of epilepsy].
Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology - 1 Dec 2011
Jorge Cláudia, Marques João Silva, Veiga Arminda, Nóbrega João, Cruz Jorge, Peralta Rita, Correia Maria José, de Sousa João, Miltenberger-Miltényi Gábriel, Nunes Diogo António
Abstract excerpt
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) can present as syncope or seizures, secondary to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, mimicking a primary seizure disorder. In patients treated with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), the recurrence of arrhythmias with subsequent frequent therapeutic shocks may cause adverse reactions, which can be psychogenic. We report the case of a 22-year-old woman with syncope...
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