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We present the case of a 16-year-old girl who suffered from repeated episodes of collapse and loss of consciousness which could be provoked by undertaking a stretching manoeuvre comprising a combined breath hold and neck torsion. A review of the literature is provided on other cases of so-called “st...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189851/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25328730 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/568983 |
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description | We present the case of a 16-year-old girl who suffered from repeated episodes of collapse and loss of consciousness which could be provoked by undertaking a stretching manoeuvre comprising a combined breath hold and neck torsion. A review of the literature is provided on other cases of so-called “stretch syncope” which appears to be a rare form of reflex syncope affecting patients in adolescence. |
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spelling | pubmed-41898512014-10-19 Breakfast Time Blackouts Barritt, Andrew W. MacDonald, Bridget K. Case Rep Neurol Med Case Report We present the case of a 16-year-old girl who suffered from repeated episodes of collapse and loss of consciousness which could be provoked by undertaking a stretching manoeuvre comprising a combined breath hold and neck torsion. A review of the literature is provided on other cases of so-called “stretch syncope” which appears to be a rare form of reflex syncope affecting patients in adolescence. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-09-18 /pmc/articles/PMC4189851/ /pubmed/25328730 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/568983 Text en Copyright © 2014 A. W. Barritt and B. K. MacDonald. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Barritt, Andrew W. MacDonald, Bridget K. Breakfast Time Blackouts |
title | Breakfast Time Blackouts |
title_full | Breakfast Time Blackouts |
title_fullStr | Breakfast Time Blackouts |
title_full_unstemmed | Breakfast Time Blackouts |
title_short | Breakfast Time Blackouts |
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topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189851/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25328730 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/568983 |
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