Syncope: differential diagnosis

Neurological differentials

• Seizures
• Transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs): carotid and vertebrobasilar
• Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH)
• Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)
• Cataplexy
• Falls without loss of consciousness
• Coma

Medical differentials

Cardiovascular differentials

References

1. Brignole M, Moya A, de Lange FJ, et al; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope. Eur Heart J 2018; 39:1883-1948.
2. Tannemaat MR, Thijs RD, van Dijk JG. Managing psychogenic pseudosyncope: facts and experiences. Cardiol J 2014; 21:658-664.
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