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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018)

January 2018

Simultaneous Occurrence of Dysrhythmia and Seizure as a Diagnostic Difficulty; a Case Report

  • Forod Salehi
  • Hamidreza Riasi
  • Hamideh Riasi
  • Arvin Mirshahi

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018), 1 January 2018 , Page e49
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v6i1.92 Published: 2018-06-28

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Abstract

Torsades de pointes (TdP) is a rare but hazardous ventricular dysrhythmia caused by an increase in the QT interval of the heart rhythm and is categorized into congenital or acquired types. Signs and symptoms of TdP include syncope, seizure, ventricular fibrillation, and even sudden death. According to statistics, among these symptoms, syncope and the seizure can be considered as signs that make the TdP diagnosis difficult. Here, we present an infant referring to Vali-e-Asr Hospital in Birjand with frequent seizures and aspiration pneumonia. She was diagnosed with Torsades de Pointes and a medium-sized patent ductus arteriosus, and subsequently underwent a patent ductus arteriosus ligation.
Keywords:
  • Torsade de Pointes
  • Seizures
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus
  • Infant
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Salehi F, Riasi H, Riasi H, Mirshahi A. Simultaneous Occurrence of Dysrhythmia and Seizure as a Diagnostic Difficulty; a Case Report. Arch Acad Emerg Med [Internet]. 2018 Jun. 28 [cited 2025 May 13];6(1):e49. Available from: https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/92
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