Talk:Brugada syndrome
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I agree with the poster below that the subjects should not be merged because their definitions differ. In addition, the disorders described as SUD (or SUNDS, Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome) such as Bangungot can be classified as ethnomedical disorders. The description of the phenomena and traditional cures will undoubtedly differ in each case. To lump any or all of them together as Brugada seems reductionist and ethnocentric. Doing so would probably not only be scientifically wrong, but gives precedence to a biological cause and Western medical remedy (as found in the Brugada article) rather than allowing for a focus on the psycho-social reality of each disorder and valuable discussions of traditional remedies. I would suggest that there should be a section on linked ethnomedical disorders in the main Brugada article and that there should be links to each of the disorders' articles at the end of the Brugada article.
This link should take you to a 2002 article in Human Molecular Genetics which indicates a genetic link between SUNDS and Brugada: hmg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/11/3/337.pdf
On a related note, More information on some of the ethnomedical disorders linked to SUNDS (particularly in Hmong men) can be found below. SUNDS has long been linked to sleep paralysis. See:
1) Hufford, David J. The Terror That Comes in the Night. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1982. 2) Adler, Shelly R. "The Role of the Nightmare in Hmong Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome: A Folkloristic Study of Belief and Health." Ph.D. diss., University of California--Los Angeles, 1991, 48-61. 3) Adler, Shelly R. "Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome among Hmong Immigrants: Examining the Role of the 'Nightmare'," Journal of American Folklore 104 (1991): 54-71 Lorist 21:34, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
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..one may call that an amateur page...
... and just what have _you_ written?
Brugada syndrome is a well defined entity, whereas the other ones are more ill-defined. There is no doubt that Brugada syndrome is a part of the others but other diseases is also part of SUDS and sudden death in asia. Therefore the subjects should not be merged
A good reference:
1. Priori SG, Aliot E, Blomstrom-Lundqvist C, Bossaert L, Breithardt G, Brugada P, Camm AJ, Cappato R, Cobbe SM, Di Mario C, Maron BJ, McKenna WJ, Pedersen AK, Ravens U, Schwartz PJ, Trusz-Gluza M, Vardas P, Wellens HJ, Zipes DP. Task Force on Sudden Cardiac Death of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J. 2001 Aug;22(16):1374-450. (Medline abstract)
Ksheka 11:54, Aug 24, 2004 (UTC)
Hi, I am an ICD patient myself as a result of going into ventricular fibrillation in my sleep in 2004. This is also known as SADS (Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome).
I have been genetically tested for the genes related to Brugada in 2005. The result was negative but I am having more genetic tests done. I have just recently had a blood sample taken for the second time. Hopefully they can research more into this. I have more information regarding brugada syndrome and my doctor has already met Dr. Brugada himself.
I would like to add more information about testing for Brugada. There is a drug called "ajmaline" which I was tested with to see if any abnormalities in my ECG showed up. Perhaps I could add this to the article and other information too?Smsmasters 09:02, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Ajmaline and other drugs for diagnosis of BS
All Class Ic "sodium current blocking agents" could be used to reveal hidden ECG abnormalities to diagnose this entity. However, prognostic significance of this test is quite questionable, indeed people without any VF episodes or spontaneous ECG changes has very little chance to develop a sudden cardiac death. Also, a new "old" drug is currently popular in treatment of Brugada syndrome: Quinidine. So I added some info about this topic with reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lord Xar (talk • contribs) 22:15, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
