Syncope: post-ictal features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Syncope: post-ictal features. Emotional upset, Euphoria, Excitement, Fear, Feeling dazed, Feeling detached. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Emotional features
- Emotional upset
- Euphoria
- Excitement
- Fear
- Feeling dazed
- Feeling detached
- Feeling weightless
- Experiencing a sense of peace
Automatisms
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Righting movements
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Hallucinations
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Retrograde amnesia
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Other features
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Predictors of poor outcome
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References
- Wieling W, Thijs RD, van Dijk N, Wilde AAM, Benditt DG, van Dijk JG. Symptoms and signs of syncope: a review of the link between physiology and clinical clues. Brain 2009; 132:2630-2642.
- O'Dwyer C, Bennett K, Langan Y, Fan CW, Kenny RA. Amnesia for loss of consciousness is common in vasovagal syncope. Europace 2011; 13:1040-1045.
- Saccilotto RT, Nickel CH, Bucher HC, Steyerberg EW, Bingisser R, Koller MT. San Francisco syncope rule to predict short-term serious outcomes: a systematic review. CMAJ 2011; 183:E1116-E1126.
