ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2009
A guide to disorders causing transient loss of consciousness: focus on syncope.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Common carotid artery occlusion during slaughter without stunning in cattle: incidence and evidence for physiological significance-a systematic review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Pooled it
- Vertebral artery contribution to cerebral cortex perfusion in cattle after slaughter by ventral neck incision: a systematic review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Pooled it
- Syncope and orthostatic intolerance increase risk of brain lesions in migraineurs and controls.Neurology · 2013Trial
- Machine Learning Methods for Predicting Syncope Severity in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Analysis.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Rescue-like behavior in a bystander mouse toward anesthetized conspecifics promotes arousal via a tongue-brain connection.Science advances · 2025Article
- Unveiling the Hidden Culprit: A Case Report on Tachy-Bradyarrhythmias Presenting as Seizure Disorders.Current cardiology reviews · 2025Article
- Malignant vasovagal syncope in children.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2025Review
- Diagnostic Challenges in Difficult-to-Localize Insulinomas: A Case Report and Review of Literature.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Brain-Heart Network of Syncope.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Identifying new safety risk of human serum albumin: a retrospective study of real-world data.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
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- Diagnostic and societal impact of implementing the syncope guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (SYNERGY study).BMC medicine · 2023Article
- Calgary score and modified calgary score in the differential diagnosis between syncope and genetic generalized epilepsy in children.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- A review of the DTS: Diathermic Syncope® system with a discussion regarding its use for kosher slaughter (Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2023Review
- Diagnosing Neurally Mediated Syncope Using Classification Techniques.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Support Vector Machine-Based Classification of Vasovagal Syncope Using Head-Up Tilt Test.Biology · 2021Article
- Recommendations for tilt table testing and other provocative cardiovascular autonomic tests in conditions that may cause transient loss of consciousness : Consensus statement of the European Federation of Autonomic Societies (EFAS) endorsed by the American Autonomic Society (AAS) and the European Academy of Neurology (EAN).Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2021Review
- Classification of orthostatic intolerance through data analytics.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2021Article
- A higher proportion of men than of women fainted in the phase without nitroglycerin in tilt-induced vasovagal syncope.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2020Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of evaluation of suspected syncope in the emergency department: usual practice vs. ESC guidelines.BMC emergency medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
Episodes of transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) events pose diagnostic difficulties, as the causes are diverse, carry vastly different risks, and span various specialties. An inconsistent terminology contributes to the confusion. Here, we present a classification scheme for TLOC, based on ongoing multidisciplinary efforts including those of the Task Force on Syncope of the European Society of Cardiology. We also discuss the pathophysiology of TLOC and the key clinical features that aid diagnosis. TLOC is defined as an apparent loss of consciousness with an abrupt onset, a short duration, and a spontaneous and complete recovery. Syncope is defined as TLOC due to cerebral hypoperfusion, and is divided into reflex syncope (synonymous with neurally mediated syncope), syncope due to orthostatic hypotension, and cardiac syncope (arrhythmic or associated with structural cardiac disease). The other major groups of TLOC are generalized epileptic seizures, functional TLOC (psychogenic TLOC mimicking either epilepsy or syncope), and a further group of miscellaneous disorders. The management of patients who experience TLOC requires the recognition of the defining features of each of the major groups, and cooperation between different clinical specialties.
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