Key result
Brugada syndrome underlies witnessed seizure complicated by multiple ventricular arrhythmias.
Why the study?
Brugada syndrome can present with diverse symptoms including seizures but may ultimately cause ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death, requiring clinical awareness.
Brugada syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with seizures, as it can cause life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
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Seizure may signal Brugada syndrome with ventricular arrhythmias; case report leaves open whether prehospital ECG improves early diagnosis.
Brugada syndrome is an inherited genetic disorder known to cause a variety of patient complaints but may ultimately cause ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death. We present a patient with witnessed seizure who was ultimately diagnosed with Brugada syndrome. Multiple ventricular arrhythmias complicated the case, which was managed in- and out-of-hospital.
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Bianconi et al. (2023) studied this question. Brugada syndrome was identified as the underlying cause of a witnessed seizure complicated by multiple ventricular arrhythmias.
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