Familial Romano-Ward syndrome. Apropos of 2 new observations

• Published in: Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie Vol. 5; no. 7; pp. 749 - 753
• Main Authors: Kayemba Kay's, S, Aboulghit, M, Dagher, H, Checoury, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: France 01.07.1998
• Subjects: Child; Electrocardiography; Humans; Long QT Syndrome - drug therapy; Long QT Syndrome - genetics; Long QT Syndrome - physiopathology; Male; Nuclear Family

Congenital long QT syndrome is rare, usually revealed by bouts of syncopal attacks secondary to effort or strong emotions, and more rarely by atypical epileptic crisis. We report a family history of two boys whose mother and grandmother both died suddenly a few days after delivery. The oldest child...