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- Patients with convulsions are sometimes misdiagnosed with epilepsy when they may actually have underlying cardiac issues like Brugada syndrome.
- Brugada syndrome is a rare disorder that can lead to serious heart problems and is typically recognized by specific patterns on an electrocardiogram (ECG).
- This case report discusses a male patient who, after experiencing generalized convulsive status epilepticus, exhibited the distinctive ECG pattern of Brugada syndrome.
Article Abstract
Patients presenting with convulsions are sometimes incorrectly treated for epilepsy, as these symptoms may be manifestations of underlying cardiac disease. Brugada syndrome, associated with an elevated risk of developing fatal arrhythmic events, is a rare disorder characterized by a unique electrocardiographic pattern. The typical clinical presentation mainly involves syncope of unclear cause or sudden death. Seizures are uncommon clinical manifestations of Brugada syndrome, and reports of status epilepticus as initial presentation of Brugada syndrome are extremely rare. In this case report, we present a male patient with a typical pattern on 12-lead electrocardiography, following resuscitation for generalized convulsive status epilepticus.
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