Cite this: Epilepsy or Syncope? An Analysis of 55 Consecutive Patients with Loss of Consciousness, Convulsions, Falls, and No EEG Abnormalities - Medscape - Jul 01, 2010.

In the evaluation of patients with syncope, the critical first step is a detailed medical history. A diagnostic strategy based on initial evaluation is warranted. The importance of the initial ...

Epilepsy and syncope are clinical conditions with high prevalence rates in the general population, and the differential diagnosis between them is difficult. Objective To assess the frequency of ...

Observational studies suggest that syncope occurring after placing an intravenous catheter is rare, affecting 0.2% of people. 4 There is a closely related entity to injection-induced syncope called ...

“When approaching the patient who has had a spell of unknown cause, the most important differential to make is between a syncopal episode and a seizure”. 19 During syncope with loss of consciousness, ...

Syncope is a transient loss of consciousness due to cerebral hypoperfusion. In simple terms, it is a brief cut-off from reality, which is accompanied by a loss of tone and posture, and ends with ...

A retrospective observational study found that 22% of cases of sudden cardiac death were due to sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS). Syncope, seizure-like episodes and changes in ...

Aims: To describe a large series of children with anoxic-epileptic seizures (AES)—that is, epileptic seizures induced by syncopes. Methods: Retrospective case-note review in a tertiary paediatric ...

THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Cognitive impairment, especially in learning and memory, is more likely among people with epilepsy, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in ...

Patients with syncope typically present with a transient loss of consciousness, which can have a broad spectrum of causes. Here, Professor Martin Möckel, of the EUSEM syncope group, summarises how ...

It’s called ictal syncope. But because her seizures were mostly in the afternoon or evening, it was much more likely that her anti-seizure medications weren’t lasting a full 24 hours.

It is a condition that usually occurs after standing for too long or suddenly standing up after sitting or lying. Doctors advise that if one experiences heat syncope, she/he must be moved to a ...