Causes of Syncope: A Diagnostic Classification Establishing the cause or causes of syncope serves two principal purposes. First, an etiologic diagnosis permits assessment of prognosis and risk of ...

What is syncope? Syncope, also known non-medically as fainting, happens when a person partially or completely loses consciousness.

Although group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with comorbid syncope has been linked to a poor prognosis among adults, this relationship remains uncertain in pediatric patients, prompting ...

Keep in mind that vasovagal syncope/fainting can also be a sign of a more serious condition, so a doctor should be kept abreast of the affected individual's history with the episodes.

Learn about vasovagal syncope, the most common cause of fainting affecting 40% of adults. Discover symptoms, triggers, and prevention tips from experts.

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Given current driving restrictions after syncope, visits to the emergency department for syncope are not significantly associated with increased risk for a subsequent car crash, data suggest.

The fancy term for this is cerebral hypoperfusion – the defining characteristic of fainting (i.e., syncope), whatever the cause or trigger.

Why has an otherwise healthy woman in her late 60s had repeated episodes of fainting and dizziness for the past several weeks? The woman presented to the emergency department immediately after one ...

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Keep in mind that vasovagal syncope/fainting can also be a sign of a more serious condition, so a doctor should be kept abreast of the affected individual's history with the episodes.