Syncope: causes and investigationsIdentify benign causes of disturbed consciousness in order to avoid unnecessary extensive investigations.P. Raatikainen
Electrolyteand hormone abnormalities may also be responsible for syncope; however, these causes are due to their effects on the heart and blood vessels. Other medications and drugs Other medications ordrugsmay also be potential causes of fainting or syncope including those with high blood pressurethat...
Syncope is the medical term used for ~'blacking out~' or ~'fainting.~' Check out this lesson to learn more about what causes syncope, how it can vary, and some of its common symptoms. What Does Syncope Mean? Have you ever experienced syncope (pronounced 'sin ko pea')? Syncope is ...
Cardiac syncope: Heart disease causes a person to faint by a variety of mechanisms. Cardiac causes of fainting are generally life-threatening and include the following: Cardiac rhythm abnormality (arrhythmia): Electrical problems of the heart impair its pumping ability. This causes a decrease in blo...
What causes syncope?Syncope is caused by a decrease in blood flow to the brain. When blood flow to the brain decreases, oxygen to the brain also decreases. Any of the following conditions may cause syncope:A heart condition, such as a narrow artery or an irregular heartbeat A medical ...
Methods: To identify the causes ofsyncopeoccurred postpartum, and analysis. 方法: 找出发生产后晕厥的原因, 并加以分析. 期刊摘选 Have more invasive therapies been suggested for the treatment of vasovagalsyncope? 有没有侵入性治疗推荐用于血管迷走神经性晕厥的治疗?
4. Postural hypote ion and vasovagal syncope are the major benign causes of syncope. 晕厥必须与癫痫发作相鉴别,尽管在晕厥发作时也会发生脑缺氧引起的癫痫发作。 5. 5. Spectral analysis revealed that delta waves lateralized to the left hemisphere 5 to 56 seconds before syncope in five of these pat...
Vasovagal syncope happens when something triggers thevasovagal reflex, which causes blood vessels to widen (dilate) suddenly. Dilation of the blood vessels causes a lot of the blood in the body to pool in the legs.2 The pooling of blood is accompanied by a slowing heart rate, which leads ...
Cardiac and vascular causes of syncope have a higher chance of being life-threatening and should be ruled out first. Noncardiac causes These typically benign etiologies can coexist in the same patient, i.e., they are not mutually exclusive. See “Noncardiac syncope” for further details. Reflex...
What Causes Syncope? As explained in “The Different Types of Syncope”, there are various types and therefore various reasons why syncope can happen. These include: Sudden drop in blood pressure Standing for long hours Intense pain Extreme fear ...