Syncope: classification

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Syncope: classification. Arrhythmias, Heart block, Aortic stenosis, Myocardial infarction (MI), Cardiac ischaemia. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Cardiac syncope: causes

  • Arrhythmias
  • Heart block
  • Aortic stenosis
  • Myocardial infarction (MI)
  • Cardiac ischaemia

Reflex syncope: types

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Situational syncope: causes

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Drug-induced syncope: causes

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Other forms of syncope

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References

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  2. Rolak LA. Neurology Secrets. Third edition. Hanley and Belfus Philadelphia 2001 p197.
  3. Grubb BP. Neurocardiogenic syncope and related disorders of orthostatic intolerance. Circulation 2005; 111:2997-3006.
  4. Bruni J. Episodic impairment of consciousness. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J. Neurology in Clinical Practice: Principles of Diagnosis and Management. Butterworth Heinemann Philadelphia p13.
  5. Kahn A, Koepke LM, Umar SB. Deglutition syncope: a case report and review of the literature. ACG Case Rep J 2015; 3:20-22. 
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