Miscellaneous syncope types
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Miscellaneous syncope types. This results from alerting stimuli. Fear predisposes to the syncope. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Phobic syncope
- This results from alerting stimuli
- Fear predisposes to the syncope
- There is an exaggerated inhibition of muscle sympathetic system nervous activity
Dysautonomic syncope
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Gelastic syncope
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Driving syncope
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References
- Donadio V, Liguori R, Elam M, et al. Arousal elicits exaggerated inhibition of sympathetic nerve activity in phobic syncope patients. Brain 2007; 130:1653-1662.
- Grubb BP. Neurocardiogenic syncope and related disorders of orthostatic intolerance. Circulation 2005; 111: 2997-3006.
- Thiagarajah PH, Finkelstein D, Granato JE. Sitcom syncope: a case series and literature review of gelastic (laughter-induced) syncope. Postgrad Med 2010; 122:137-144.
- Kim AJ, Frishman WH. Laughter-induced syncope. Cardiol Rev 2012; 20:194-196.
- Famularo G, Corsi F, Minisola G, De Simone C, Nicotra GC. Cerebellar tumour presenting as pathological laughter and gelastic syncope. Eur J Neurol 2007; 14:940-943.
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