loading...| Preferred Name | Syncope | |
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A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Presyncope refers to the sensation of lightheadedness and loss of strength that precedes a syncopal event or accompanies an incomplete syncope (MeSH). |
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http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/birnlex_12776 |
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2007-10-08 |
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Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp367-9 |
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A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Presyncope refers to the sensation of lightheadedness and loss of strength that precedes a syncopal event or accompanies an incomplete syncope (MeSH). |
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Syncope |
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D013575 |
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2007-10-08 |
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A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Presyncope refers to the sensation of lightheadedness and loss of strength that precedes a syncopal event or accompanies an incomplete syncope (MeSH). |
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Syncope |
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Situational Syncope Hyperventilation Syncope Deglutitional Syncope Convulsive Syncope Cardiogenic Syncope Tussive Syncope Effort Syncope Stokes-Adams Syncope Carotid Sinus Syncope Postural Syncope Micturition Syncope |
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Syncopal Vertigo Syncopal Episode Drop Attack |
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MeSH includes implied subtypes based mostly on cause |
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