levetiracetam and Hypoplastic-Left-Heart-Syndrome

Antiepileptic medications have been reported to cause disturbances in cardiac conduction. Lacosamide decreases seizure burden by modulating sodium channels. Although it has been demonstrated to have few side effects, there have been reports of clinically significant cardiac conduction disturbances. We report the case of a child with hypoplastic left-heart syndrome and well-controlled multifocal atrial tachycardia who developed haemodynamically significant atrial tachycardia after receiving two doses of lacosamide.

Topics: Acetamides; Anticonvulsants; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Child, Preschool; Comorbidity; Humans; Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome; Isoxazoles; Lacosamide; Levetiracetam; Male; Piracetam; Seizures; Tachycardia, Sinus; Treatment Outcome; Zonisamide