Miscellaneous syncope types
Evidence-based neurology checklist on miscellaneous syncope types: 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 Gelastic syncope Driving syncope
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
Gelastic syncope
Driving syncope
References
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