Effective management of long Q-T syndrome with amiodarone.
It is well known that episodic loss of consciousness and convulsions may have a cardiac rather than a cerebral origin (1). We report a case where these episodes were caused by recurrent ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation secondary to idiopathic long QT syndrome which was effectively treated with amiodarone.
Gururaj
A K
AK
Hospital U.S.M., Kubang Kerian, Malaysia.
Ainon
S
S
D000638:Amiodarone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology
D000638:Amiodarone