Long QT syndrome is a potentially lethal cardiac channelopathy that can be mistaken for
epilepsy in young people. We report a 17-year-old man who was initially treated as having …

The case of a 19-year-old girl who was treated since she was 11 years of age for what was
thought to be a seizure disorder is presented. Various anticonvulsants (carbamazepine …

Cardiogenic seizures are common and could be the sentinel event heralding the presence
of congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS). Distinguishing a cardiogenic seizure from a …

Congenital long QT syndrome is an inherited disorder of cardiac repolarization that
predisposes to syncope and to sudden death from polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. The …

The diagnosis of epilepsy is incorrect in up to 20% of cases so should be revisited if attacks
are not responding to treatment. We present a case of long QT syndrome that remained …

A 60‐year‐old man with a long history of epilepsy was referred for cardiologic evaluation. An
earlier diagnosis of epilepsy was made on the basis of his clinical manifestation of tonic …

Children with the long QT syndrome (LQTS) are prone to life threatening ventricular
arrhythmias. These arrhythmias may result in syncope and seizures that are often attributed …

DIFFERENTIAL OF SYNCOPE AND EPILEPSY IN A PATIENT WITH CONGENITAL LONG QT
SYNDROME | Journal of the American College of Cardiology Skip to main content JACC …

Prolongation of the QT interval, either on a congenital or an acquired basis, is associated
with an increased likelihood of malignant ventricular arrhythmias with a high rate of …

Once considered an extremely rare yet lethal arrhythmogenic peculiarity, congenital long QT
syndrome (LQTS) is understood today as a primary cardiac arrhythmia syndrome (“cardiac …