CMT 1A in a child with Long QT syndrome (cardiovascular disorder)

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Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2008 Sep 15.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1a in a child with Long QT syndrome.

Losito L, De Rinaldis M, Gennaro L, Priori SG, Bloise R, Bassi MT,

Bresolin N, Trabacca A.

IRCCS E. Medea, Neurorehabilitation I Unit, Developmental Neurology and

Functional Rehabilitation, Ostuni, Brindisi, Italy.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTD) is a hereditary demyelinating

peripheral neuropathy clinically presenting with sensory and motor

defects, but rarely affecting cardiac function. Long QT syndrome (LQTS)

is a congenital or acquired cardiovascular disorder characterized by

ventricular depolarization defect. No studies reported CMTD in

association with LQTS. We describe a child and his family who had both

CMT1A and LQTS.