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Unusual Cases of Syncope in the Pediatric Age Group
Syncope is common in the pediatric population and occurs in up to 15 percent of children prior to the end of adolescence. While the etiology of syncope in children is often benign and the majority of cases can be explained by isolated changes in vasomotor tone, a thorough evaluation is warranted to...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7979296/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33777472 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8849766 |
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author | Bhalla, Riti Soobhanath, Chantal Celebi, Sarah Chhabra, Manoj Narula, Pramod |
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description | Syncope is common in the pediatric population and occurs in up to 15 percent of children prior to the end of adolescence. While the etiology of syncope in children is often benign and the majority of cases can be explained by isolated changes in vasomotor tone, a thorough evaluation is warranted to rule out more serious, life-threatening causes of syncope. Here, we present three atypical cases of syncope: a young judo player with recurrent syncope and dizziness, a teenage boy with syncopal episodes always preceded by stretching, and a child who experienced urticaria before losing consciousness. Herein, we review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of syncope in children and adolescents. |
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spelling | pubmed-79792962021-03-26 Unusual Cases of Syncope in the Pediatric Age Group Bhalla, Riti Soobhanath, Chantal Celebi, Sarah Chhabra, Manoj Narula, Pramod Case Rep Pediatr Case Report Syncope is common in the pediatric population and occurs in up to 15 percent of children prior to the end of adolescence. While the etiology of syncope in children is often benign and the majority of cases can be explained by isolated changes in vasomotor tone, a thorough evaluation is warranted to rule out more serious, life-threatening causes of syncope. Here, we present three atypical cases of syncope: a young judo player with recurrent syncope and dizziness, a teenage boy with syncopal episodes always preceded by stretching, and a child who experienced urticaria before losing consciousness. Herein, we review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of syncope in children and adolescents. Hindawi 2021-03-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7979296/ /pubmed/33777472 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8849766 Text en Copyright © 2021 Riti Bhalla et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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 Bhalla, Riti Soobhanath, Chantal Celebi, Sarah Chhabra, Manoj Narula, Pramod Unusual Cases of Syncope in the Pediatric Age Group |
title | Unusual Cases of Syncope in the Pediatric Age Group |
title_full | Unusual Cases of Syncope in the Pediatric Age Group |
title_fullStr | Unusual Cases of Syncope in the Pediatric Age Group |
title_full_unstemmed | Unusual Cases of Syncope in the Pediatric Age Group |
title_short | Unusual Cases of Syncope in the Pediatric Age Group |
title_sort | unusual cases of syncope in the pediatric age group |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7979296/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33777472 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8849766 |
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