A Case with Excercise Induced Seizures: Long QT Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Epilepsy.
- Author:
Eun Hye LEE
1
;
Min Hee JEONG
;
Jae Kon KO
;
Tae Sung KO
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. tsko@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Long QT syndrome;
Seizure;
Exercise
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Anticonvulsants;
Brain;
Death, Sudden, Cardiac;
Early Diagnosis;
Electrocardiography;
Electroencephalography;
Epilepsy;
Exercise Test;
Humans;
Long QT Syndrome;
Seizures;
Syncope;
Tachycardia, Ventricular;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
2010;18(1):123-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Long QT syndrome(LQTS) is characterized by prolongation of the QT interval, frequent episodes of syncope, and ventricular tachycardia leading to sudden cardiac death in adolescents and young adults. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment to reduce the risk of life-threatening cardiac events is crucial, however sudden onset convulsive syncope may be misdiagnosed as epilepsy and lead to antiepileptic drug therapy for many years. We experienced a case of six-year-old boy who were having seizure triggered by exercise and being treated with antiepileptic drugs. He had normal EEG and brain MRI but his ECG revealed prolonged QT interval(QTc=477 ms) and treadmill test induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. After applying beta-blocker, he had no more seizure attacks. We report a case of long QT syndrome misdiagnosed as epilepsy with a brief review of related literatures.
