Transient loss of consciousness (TLOC): assessment

Evidence-based neurology checklist on transient loss of consciousness (tloc): assessment: LOC scoring system (<1 syncope, >0 seizure) Tongue biting: 2 Deja vu/jamais vu: 1 Head turning: 1 Post confusion: 1 Any one of: unresponsiveness, limb movement, or amnesia: 1 Lightheaded before: -2 Sweating…

LOC scoring system (<1 syncope, >0 seizure)

  • Tongue biting: 2
  • Deja vu/jamais vu: 1
  • Head turning: 1
  • Post confusion: 1
  • Any one of: unresponsiveness, limb movement, or amnesia: 1
  • Lightheaded before: -2
  • Sweating before: -2
  • Prolonged sitting/standing: -2

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Tilt table test

References

  1. Transient loss of consciousness ('blackouts') management in adults and young people. NICE Clinical Guidance CG109. August 2010.
  2. McKeon A, Vaughan C, Delanty N. Seizure versus syncope. Lancet Neurol 2006; 5:171-180.
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