Syncope: differential diagnosis from seizures
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Syncope: differential diagnosis from seizures. Light-headedness, Nausea, Palpitations. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Prodromal predictors of syncope
- Light-headedness
- Nausea
- Palpitations
Ictal predictors of syncope
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Post-ictal predictors of syncope
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Therapeutic predictors of syncope
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Electroencephalogram (EEG) predictors of syncope
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References
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- Chiesa V, Terranova P, Vignoli A, Canevini MP. Dreaming experience as a useful diagnostic clue for syncopal episodes. Eur J Neurol 2011; 18:1361-1363.
- Wieling W, Thijs RD, van Dijk N, Wilde AAM, Benditt DG, van Dijk JG. Symptoms and signs of syncope: a review of the link between physiology and clinical clues. Brain 2009; 132:2630-2642.
- Shmuely S, Bauer PR, van Zwet EW, van Dijk JG, Thijs RD. Differentiating motor phenomena in tilt-induced syncope and convulsive seizures. Neurology 2018; 90:e1339-e1346.
