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- Title
A 26-year-old woman with recurrent loss of consciousness.
- Authors
Benson, Mark; Kotagal, Vikas; Oral, Hakan; Benson, Mark R
- Abstract
The case of a 26-year-old woman with congenital long QT syndrome and recurrent arrhythmic syncope which had been misdiagnosed as a seizure disorder is presented. Useful criteria for discriminating between loss of consciousness due to congenital long QT syndrome and loss of consciousness caused by seizure activity are discussed. The multiple potential causes and clinical implications of a prolonged QT interval, as well as the clinical features and management of congenital long QT syndrome are reviewed.
- Subjects
CASE studies; LOSS of consciousness; PALPITATION; HEART beat; TOMOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY
- Publication
JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2011, Vol 26, Issue 12, p1507
- ISSN
0884-8734
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s11606-011-1784-8