Evidence map›Paper›PMID 16969682›Full record

ReviewDer Nervenarzt2006

[Long QT syndrome causing grand mal epilepsy: case report, pedigree, therapeutic options, and review of the literature].

S Betge, E Schulze-Bahr, C Fitzek, R Pfeifer, H-R Figulla, O W Witte, S Isenmann

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Review in Der Nervenarzt, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S BetgeKlinik für Innere Medizin I, Universitätsklinikum der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Deutschland.
E Schulze-Bahr
C Fitzek
R Pfeifer
H-R Figulla
O W Witte
S Isenmann
Friedrich Schiller University Jena · DEUniversity Hospital Münster · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 24-year-old female with a history of epileptic seizures was admitted after prolonged cardiac resuscitation. The clinical course together with additional examinations led to the diagnosis of severe hypoxic cerebral damage, with poor prognosis for neurological outcome. In her initial ECG, as in the ECGs of several family members, QT prolongation was diagnosed. Meticulous history taking and ensuing genetic analysis led to the diagnosis of familial long QT syndrome (LQTS) with a mutation in the LQT-2 gene (HERG). In retrospect, the previous seizure episodes have to be considered cardiac syncopes. Two family members had previously died suddenly, and ECG and genetic analysis revealed that a total of eight family members were affected. These relatives were prophylactically treated with beta blockers or supplied with automated implantable cardioverter defibrillating devices. The literature concerning LQTS, diagnosis and prognosis of cerebral hypoxic damage, and differentiation between seizures and cardiac syncopes is discussed.

Indexed as

AdultBrain Damage, ChronicCardiopulmonary ResuscitationDeath, Sudden, CardiacDiagnosis, DifferentialElectrocardiographyElectroencephalographyEpilepsy, Tonic-ClonicERG1 Potassium ChannelEther-A-Go-Go Potassium ChannelsFemaleHumansHypoxia, BrainLong QT SyndromeMutationNeurologic ExaminationERG1 Potassium ChannelEther-A-Go-Go Potassium ChannelsKCNH2 protein, human

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PMID16969682
OpenAlexW1417919852

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