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Descriptor English:   Syncope 
Descriptor Spanish:   Síncope 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Síncope 
Synonyms English:   Fainting
Drop Attack
Presyncope
Syncope, Postural  
Tree Number:   C10.597.606.358.800.600
C23.888.592.604.359.800.600
Definition English:   A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Presyncope refers to the sensation of lightheadedness and loss of strength that precedes a syncopal event or accompanies an incomplete syncope. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp367-9) 
See Related English:   Unconsciousness
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
blood cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced classification
congenital complications
diet therapy diagnosis
drug therapy economics
ethnology embryology
enzymology epidemiology
etiology genetics
history immunology
metabolism microbiology
mortality nursing
pathology prevention & control
physiopathology parasitology
psychology radiography
rehabilitation radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy surgery
therapy urine
ultrasonography veterinary
virology  
Record Number:   13955 
Unique Identifier:   D013575 

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