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Neurocardiogenic Reflex Syncope Behzad Pavri MD FACC FHRS Professor of Medicine Director CCEP Fellowship Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia USA Disclosures Speaker for St. Prior to syncope you may experience dizziness nausea palpit ations cold sweats shortness of breat h or chest discomfort Usua lly consciousness returns in a matter of seconds or minutes Fainting is fairly common and usually isnt caused by a serious o Alessandro . Proclemer. SOC . Cardiologia. – Az. . Osp.-Univ. . Udine . DISCLOSURE INFORMATION. Dr. Alessandro Proclemer. negli ultimi due anni ho avuto i seguenti rapporti anche di finanziamento con soggetti portatori di interessi commerciali in campo sanitario. HS Clinical Professor of Medicine- Division of Internal Medicine. Diversity Consultant, SOM Medical education department. UC Irvine Health. Objectives. 1. Definition of syncope. 2. Epidemiology of syncope. HS Clinical Professor of Medicine- Division of Internal Medicine. Diversity Consultant, SOM Medical education department. UC Irvine Health. Objectives. 1. Definition of syncope. 2. Epidemiology of syncope. Nothing to disclose. Syncope Is. t. he abrupt and transient loss of consciousness. associated with absence of postural tone. followed by complete and usually rapid spontaneous recovery. Syncope. alarming for the individual, witnesses, family, and providers. Eric Johnson, MD. April 18, 2019. Finding the Needle in the Haystack. Disclosures. None. Objectives. List the most common causes of syncope in pediatric patients. Describe the mechanism of vasovagal syncope in one sentence. REVIEW ARTICLE208Introduction SUMMARYVasovagal syncope refers to a reflex cardiovascular depression that gives rise to loss of consciousness with brady-cardia and profound vasodilatation. This Receptors Receptors SyndromeSyndromeReceptorReceptor Vasovagal syncopeVasovagal syncopeVentricular Ventricular mechanoreceptorsmechanoreceptors Micturition syncopeMicturition syncopeBladder Bladder me SYNCOPESYNCOPEA Transient Loss of ConsciousnessA Transient Loss of ConsciousnessThe primary purpose of the evaluation of The primary purpose of the evaluation of the patient with syncope is to determi Hospital de Agudos Juan A. Fernández. Cardiology Service. Buenos Aires. Argentina. Instituto FLENI. Departament of Neurology. Buenos Aires, Argentina., ELIANA AVERSA cause of syncope is discussed (3 (2) Cardiovascular depression with a drop in blood pressure or pulse or both; with or without an initial rise in blood pressure or pulse or both. (3) Electrocardiogram anomalies of virtually any type. 1. INTRODUCTION Syncope is the sudden loss of consciousness resulting from a temporary impairment of cerebral blood flow. Although recovery is always rapid, a syncopal attack is also always accompani syncope. Given the trend towards benefit though, it is unknown if a longer duration of follow-up in this trial or another trial with a larger sample size would show a significant benefit in favor of . Syncope. . Brief loss of consciousness with spontaneous recovery. Loss of postural tone and varying degrees of event recall also occur. Vasovagal syncope is a specific type of reflex syncope associated with decrease in heart rate and decrease in blood pressure.