JERVELL AND LANGE-NIELSEN QT SYNDROME - A CASE-REPORT FROM SAUDI-ARABIA

A family with two of its members having Jervell and Lange-Nielsen synd rome is reported for the first time from Saudi Arabia. A history of sy ncopal attack in a child with hearing loss and the sudden death of her brother while playing suggested the possibility of the syndrome. Elec trocardiogram and full ENT and audiological assessment revealed Jervel l and Lange-Nielsen syndrome in the living child. Treatment was given and the condition is now under control. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Irel and Ltd.